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      High Intensity Dysphagia Therapy for Stroke

      Baltimore, Maryland
      The purpose of this study is to determine a standardized protocol for swallowing therapy and this protocol's effects on recovery after a stroke
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Hemorrhagic Stroke, Neurological Disease, Others

      60 Participants Needed

      Behavioral Intervention for Swallowing Difficulty

      New York, New York
      This study will prospectively recruit and enroll patients undergoing primary Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) surgeries at NYU Langone. Participants will undergo pre-operative and six-week post-operative swallowing assessment using videofluoroscopy (VFSS). Acoustic voice samples and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for swallowing and voice will also be collected. Beginning one-week before surgery participants will begin a behavioral health program that will be continued for six-weeks after surgery. The primary goal of this study will be to determine whether a preventative behavioral health program improves instrumental measures of swallowing and voice six-weeks after ACDF surgery. .
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:21 - 99

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Non-degenerative Spine, Dysphagia, Pregnancy, Others

      50 Participants Needed

      Airway Protection Rehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease

      New York, New York
      Airway protective disorders are a prevalent and progressive consequence of Parkinson's Disease (PD), and often result in aspiration pneumonia which is the leading cause of death in PD. Despite this, a large number of patients with PD do not access specialized services to address these critical deficits. The investigators will examine the comparative effectiveness of a novel treatment paradigm delivered in-person versus via telehealth in persons with PD, as well as the role of patient burden and treatment adherence on outcomes; thus, the proposed research is relevant to public health and in line with NIH's mission to identify novel, efficacious, and accessible rehabilitation strategies for short- and long-term improvement of dysfunctional airway protection in PD.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Phase 2
      Age:50 - 90

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Other Neurological Disorders, Breathing Disorders, Smoking, Others

      120 Participants Needed

      Photodynamic Therapy for Esophageal Cancer

      New York, New York
      The purpose of this study is to establish the highest dose of laser light for WST-11 VTP to treat obstruction from esophageal cancer that can be safely given.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Phase 1

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, T4 Tumors, Esophageal Perforation, Heart Failure, Others
      Must Not Be Taking:Chemotherapy, Biologic Therapy, Immunotherapy

      12 Participants Needed

      Ultrasound for Throat Issues

      New York, New York
      Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty, swallowing evaluation, voice evaluation and voice therapy.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Age Under 18, Open Neck Wound

      200 Participants Needed

      Web Tool for Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

      Manhasset, New York
      The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) who were diagnosed with trouble swallowing (oropharyngeal dysphagia). The main questions this first test (pilot) study aims to answer are: * With the data this pilot study will collect, how do we best measure how strong a relationship is between care partners who use WeCareToFeedDysphagia and reduced feelings of burden (effect size estimates)? * Is it possible (feasible) to successfully repeat this study in a larger clinical trial with more research participants? Researchers will compare a group of care partners who have access to the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool (intervention) to a group of care partners who do not have access to the tool. Both groups will receive contact information for help from a speech language pathologist expert (enhanced usual care). Participants will: * be given access to the web tool and receive 3 text message reminders over 3 weeks to use the tool (intervention group only). * be asked to complete a remote, web-based survey three times: when enrolled in the study, at 1 month following patient leaving the hospital, and at 3 months following patient leaving the hospital.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Feeding Tube, Not Discharged Home, Others

      80 Participants Needed

      Swallowing Assessment Protocols for Aspiration in Respiratory Failure Survivors

      New Haven, Connecticut
      The purpose of this study is to learn more about problems with swallowing that could develop in patients who are very sick and need a machine to help them breathe.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Dysphagia, Neuromuscular Disorder, Tracheostomy, Others

      855 Participants Needed

      Hiatal Hernia Repair for GERD Symptoms

      Charlotte, North Carolina
      The investigators aim to ascertain the effects of hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication on the distensibility of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) as measured by FLIP topography/impedance planimetry. The investigators also aim to assess for any correlation between values of EGJ distensibility and GERD related quality of life (QOL) and dysphagia scores.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Redo Repairs, Emergent Repairs, Varices, Connective Tissue Diseases, Others

      50 Participants Needed

      Early Speech and Swallowing Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

      Toronto, Ontario
      Oral cavity cancer (OCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with tongue cancer being one of the most common subtypes. Patients with oral cancers can experience painful swallowing, swallowing difficulty (dysphagia), and associated weight loss long after surgery. Not only is dysphagia an independent predictor of quality of life (QoL) in cancer survivorship, it can also have a devastating impact on the health of patients resulting from complications such as pneumonia, malnutrition and feeding tube dependence. Emerging evidence suggests that patients undergoing surgery benefit from engaging with speech-language pathologists (SLPs) before problems arise, to learn swallow strategies that may become useful in their rehabilitation. This in turn has the potential to reduce complications and minimize the length of feeding tube dependency. This study will assess the feasibility of conducting a prospective clinical trial that would evaluate the effects on patient health, function and overall benefit of early and systematic SLP speech and swallowing intervention for head and neck cancer patients planned for curative surgical treatment. We will also assess long-term changes in select clinical and patient-reported outcomes comparing their status before, and one month after, treatment.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Total Glossectomy

      40 Participants Needed

      Dietary Intervention for Feeding Difficulties in Large Infants

      Cincinnati, Ohio
      Large for Gestational Age (LGA) infants have excess fat-mass (FM) proportion secondary to prolonged in utero exposure to an energy-rich environment. Our preliminary data suggest that excess FM proportion can be associated with oral feeding delay and a potentially modifiable therapeutic target to improve oral feeding outcomes. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of a short-term Fat-free mass (FFM)-indexed feeding on the oral intake volumes in LGA infants with oral feeding difficulties.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:1 - 10

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Respiratory Support, Unsafe Swallowing, GI Surgery, Others

      40 Participants Needed

      Isotonic Endurance Exercise for Swallowing Difficulty After Stroke

      Cincinnati, Ohio
      Swallowing impairments (dysphagia) frequently occur after stroke and have devastating consequences on overall health and quality of life, and long-term deficits in swallow function also increase risk of morbidity (e.g. depression) and mortality (i.e. aspiration pneumonia). As such, rehabilitation of swallow function to improve safety and efficiency of swallowing is essential in this population. This study aims to: 1) Provide preliminary data to evaluate the effect of a novel lingual endurance exercise on swallow function in individuals with post-stroke dysphagia; and 2) Collect preliminary data regarding changes in white matter tract diffusion and cortical thickness and from MRI data to better understand effects of lingual exercise training on neuroplasticity.

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Gastrointestinal Disease, TBI, Cancer, Others

      70 Participants Needed

      Lingual Strengthening Exercises for Swallowing Difficulty

      Cincinnati, Ohio
      This multi-site trial will follow a cohort of Veterans with dysphagia for 8 weeks as they undergo clinically guided oropharyngeal exercises with oropharyngeal strengthening as the primary goal. Veterans with dysphagia will be assessed at three time points: baseline, 4 weeks after treatment initiation, and 8 weeks after treatment initiation. A non-dysphagic Veteran control group will also undergo data collection at parallel time points, without completion of a treatment paradigm. The investigators will then compare patients to non-dysphagic controls using manometry, videofluoroscopy, diet assessment, functional reserve tests, and patient-reported outcome measures. The investigators aim to 1) quantify change in pressure measures of swallowing function resulting from dysphagia treatment; 2) determine which combination of standard of care and/or pressure-based metrics best track with outcome measures; and 3) develop multimodal prognostic algorithms that predict treatment success. This research will establish a precise outcome measurement paradigm suitable for dysphagia clinical care and research, thus improving clinical confidence and paving the way for a personalized medicine approach for dysphagia rehabilitation in Veterans.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Allergy To Barium, Anesthetics

      222 Participants Needed

      Thickened Feeds for Swallowing Disorders

      Boston, Massachusetts
      This trial will test if thickening baby formula can help infants who have trouble swallowing. The study focuses on infants with swallowing issues and unexplained choking episodes. Thicker liquids are easier to swallow and may reduce choking risks. Thicker liquids are often recommended to reduce the risk of swallowing problems.

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:0 - 21

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Seizure Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease, Others

      200 Participants Needed

      Low Thermal Plasma for Marginal Ulcers

      Boston, Massachusetts
      The objective of the study is to investigate the treatment of marginal ulcers with Low Thermal plasma in an endoscopic setting. By a treatment of the ulcerated areas with argon plasma with low power settings (\~ 1 W) we hypothesize that the size of the ulcers will shrink, and the healing is accelerated compared to standard of care alone. Patients will benefit from this minimally invasive approach compared to a much more invasive surgical approach that comes with higher risks and hospital stay length time. From a societal and scientific perspective, this study aims to extend the well-documented clinical benefits of plasma technology - from external wound healing to internal ulcer treatment - within an endoscopic framework. The success of this study could pave the way for broader applications of LTP in the treatment of other endoscopically accessible conditions such as peptic ulcers, duodenal ulcers and esophageal ulcers. This advancement has the potential not only to improve patient outcomes through less invasive methods, but also to position LTP as a cornerstone in the future of gastroenterological wound management strategies.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Lactation, Other Trials, Others
      Must Be Taking:PPIs

      100 Participants Needed

      Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Improved Breastfeeding in Premature Infants

      Charleston, South Carolina
      Investigators aim to improve the skills of premature or sick term infants in breastfeeding by boosting motor learning with transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. Investigators will recruit 10 premature, ≥ 35 weeks gestational age, or convalescing sick term infants admitted to the NICU at MUSC to participate in this study. Infants will receive taVNS treatments once a day with breastfeeding's for up to 14 days. Before each treatment, the researcher will determine how much electrical stimulation is needed for the infant to feel a slight tingle without discomfort, and during daily treatment paired with breastfeeding the infant will continue to receive this level of electrical stimulation, coinciding with latching and sucking, repeated over the duration of the feed. Investigators will collect information about the pre- and post-feed weights, the length of time for each feed, and observations of latch, suck, and swallow techniques by the infant from parents and the lactation consultant. Investigators will also evaluate parental satisfaction associated with their infant's ability to breastfeed after taVNS by providing parental satisfaction surveys at the beginning, after 1 and 2 weeks, and at 3 months after the end of the study to assess infants' progress in and maintenance of breastfeeding abilities. If the pairing of breastfeeding with taVNS is able to result in improved outcomes of effective breastfeeding in infants in the neonatal intensive care units, this intervention could be further utilized by NICUs to increase the rate of premature and sick term infants who are successfully able to breastfeed at the time of discharge and maintain breast feeding longer after discharge. This would allow premature infants to acquire the many benefits of breastmilk as well as contribute towards the strengthening of the maternal-infant bond that breastfeeding has been shown to enhance.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:35+

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Cardiomyopathy, Unstable Bradycardia, Others

      10 Participants Needed

      Virtual Group Speech Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

      Montréal, Quebec
      This project aims to study an innovative intervention, the eG2 Intervention, developed by speech-language pathologists at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal to improve therapeutic adherence and prevent dysphagia in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The innovation consists in offering a speech therapy intervention that is 1) virtual, 2) group-based (whereas it is usually individual) and 3) involves a patient partner. This intervention has the potential to improve quality of care, accessibility to services and optimize health care resources.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Metastases, Laryngectomy, Dysphagia, Others

      76 Participants Needed

      MRI-Guided Radiotherapy for Throat Cancer

      Montréal, Quebec
      This is a phase II randomized trial, where patients with histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx that have primary tumor (T3 - T4) in place, treated with curative intent chemoradiation, will be randomized to systematic mid-treatment MRI-based radiotherapy adaptation vs. standard of care. The primary objective is to compare patient-rated dysphagia (as assessed by the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory composite score at 6 months post-treatment in patients undergoing routine mid-treatment MR-guided radiotherapy adaptation vs. in patients receiving the current standard of care.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Phase 2

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Previous Head And Neck Irradiation, Pregnancy, Connective Tissue Disease, Others

      120 Participants Needed

      Wearable Biofeedback for Swallowing Disorders

      West Lafayette, Indiana
      Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is a common symptom of many neurological diseases but its treatment is not well established or easily accessible. To start addressing this gap, the researchers developed and validated a cost-effective wearable surface electromyography (sEMG) biofeedback sensor technology (i-Phagia), optimized to record muscle activity from the head/neck and provide biofeedback to patients and adherence data to clinicians during swallow therapy. This system has been developed with commercially available and widely used materials and the Purdue University IRB has determined that the device is non-significant risk device. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if this biofeedback (using this new technology/i-Phagia) when used as an adjunct to a standard swallow therapy protocol works to improve swallowing function in patients post chronic stroke or diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. It will also help the investigators learn whether this therapy protocol is equally effective when provided in-person versus via telehealth. Finally, it will determine which patient factors may influence how well the treatment works. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does biofeedback (using this new technology/i-Phagia) when used as an adjunct to a standard swallow therapy protocol works better than a standard of care treatment to improve swallowing function in patients post chronic stroke or diagnosed with Parkinson's disease? * Is completing the swallow therapy protocol at home (via telehealth) as effective as completing it in-person (in the clinic)? * What factors related to the patients (e.g., age, diagnosis, etc.) may influence how well the treatment works? Participants will: * Complete a 12-week swallow treatment protocol (12 treatment visits) either in-person or at home (via telehealth) * Complete 3 in-person evaluations (pre-treatment; post-treatment; and at a 12-week post treatment follow-up time point) * Exercise at home several days per week and keep a diary/log of their home exercise The hypothesis is that upon study completion, the efficacy of sEMG biofeedback-facilitated swallow therapy for both in-person and telehealth service delivery in two neurogenic dysphagia populations will have been established, and variables determining response to treatment will begin to be identified.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:50 - 90

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Recent Pneumonia, Head/neck Surgery, Others

      120 Participants Needed

      Non-invasive Esophageal Testing for Swallowing Disorders

      Nashville, Tennessee
      The investigator proposes to study electrical activity reflective of esophageal motility in adults noninvasively by the use of multichannel electroesophagogram (EESG) and magnetoesophagogram (MESG) recordings.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Claustrophobia, Metal Implants, Morbid Obesity, Others
      Must Not Be Taking:Anticoagulants

      90 Participants Needed

      Respiratory Strength Training for Heart Transplant Recipients

      Nashville, Tennessee
      This research study is investigating whether completing breathing exercises before surgery helps heart transplant patients recover after surgery. Previous studies have shown that breathing exercises can improve breathing, cough, and swallow function in patients with other diseases/conditions. The current study will investigate the impact of a preoperative respiratory muscle strength training program on breathing and cough function, swallow function, patient-reported eating and swallowing fatigue, and health outcomes in individuals undergoing heart transplantation. Participants will: * undergo tests of breathing, cough, and swallow function * complete questionnaires about the treatment, their swallow function * complete breathing exercises daily

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Under 18, Over 90, Pregnant, Others

      90 Participants Needed

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      HRM, FLIP, and Prucalopride for Dysphagia

      Chicago, Illinois
      Swallowing difficulties are extremely common and result in substantial morbidity, reduction in the quality of life, and mortality related to malnutrition and complications from regurgitation and aspiration. Unfortunately, our understanding regarding the pathophysiology of dysphagia and GERD has been hampered by focusing predominantly on circular muscle activity and ignoring the essential biomechanical properties of the esophageal wall that promote normal emptying. Our initial work explored the relationship between intrabolus pressure (IBP) and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) compliance as a metric for outflow resistance. This work highlighted the direct relationship between IBP and EGJ opening and was the foundation for the development of the classification scheme utilized around the world to diagnose esophageal motor disorders: "the Chicago Classification" (CC). Despite this improved understanding focused on bolus transit dynamics, there are still significant gaps in our scientific understanding centered on the lack of a true correlate for symptoms, reliable predictive models and effective treatments for Functional dysphagia, IEM and EGJOO. Given these limitations, we have developed novel approaches that combine assessments of primary and secondary peristalsis (a NeuroMyogenic Model of esophageal function). These will leverage our recent findings supporting the importance of the esophageal response to distension in bolus clearance, noting that this response of the esophageal wall to bolus retention or reflux is one of the most essential functions of the esophagus in preventing complications of aspiration, or reflux injury. We will also include an assessment of esophageal geometry and wall biomechanics (elasticity/dilatation) as these carry essential interactions with esophageal function that are overlooked in the current diagnostic paradigms. In order to test our hypothesis that wall mechanics are a major determinant of esophageal diseases, we had to develop new approaches and new technology to directly measure mechanical wall state, descending inhibition and LES opening. Using impedance techniques combined with manometry, we are now capable of assessing IBP and diameter changes across a space-time continuum (4D HRM). We also developed physics-based hybrid diagnostics that include a FLIP technique to assess esophageal work and power during volumetric distention (FLIP-MECH) and a fluoroscopy approach that simultaneously assesses esophageal diameter-pressure relationships (Fluoro-MECH). We also developed a new approach, Interactive FLIP Panometry, which facilitates an assessment of descending inhibition and the mechanism behind impaired LES opening. These tools will allow us to expand our models to combine an assessment of neuromyogenic function simultaneously with geometry. Our overarching goal will be to study well-defined patient populations (Functional Dysphagia, IEM/GERD, EGJOO and Achalasia) before and after targeted interventions to test the NeuroMyogenic and MechanoGeometric Model. This work will build upon the previous success of the CC and help advance the evolution of the CC by defining new, relevant biomechanical physiomarkers of disease activity that can identify new targets for therapeutic intervention and facilitate prediction of clinical outcomes.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Severe Esophagitis, Barrett's Metaplasia, Others
      Must Not Be Taking:Anticoagulants

      575 Participants Needed

      Swallowing Initiation Training for Head and Neck Cancer-Related Swallowing Disorders

      Chicago, Illinois
      This trial tests a new method that teaches head and neck cancer survivors to swallow while exhaling. This approach aims to make swallowing safer and more efficient for those who have trouble swallowing after their cancer treatment.

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Neurological Disorders, Tracheostomy, NG Tube, Others

      88 Participants Needed

      EMST for Swallowing Disorders in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      This trial is testing whether a breathing exercise called Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) can help patients with head and neck cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy improve their swallowing. The exercise aims to make the muscles used for breathing out stronger, which may also help with swallowing. EMST is an intervention for patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and has been proven effective in previous studies.

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Primary Surgery, Unknown Tumor, Neurologic Conditions, Others

      30 Participants Needed

      Air Bolus Effects for Swallowing Disorders

      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      Understanding the correlation between the transmission of a bolus from the pharynx into the proximal esophagus and activating primary esophageal peristalsis.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Age:21 - 90

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Pharyngo-esophageal Disease, Pregnancy, Others

      40 Participants Needed

      Pharyngeal Exerciser for Swallowing Disorders

      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      This study of healthy young and elderly individuals is intended to assess the effects of pharyngeal exerciser on pharyngeal pressure phenomenon during swallowing. Our specific aim is to test if the pharyngeal exerciser increases the workload of muscles involved in pharyngeal phase of swallowing.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Neurological Disorders, Muscle Diseases, Esophageal Symptoms, Others

      60 Participants Needed

      Throat Exerciser for Swallowing Disorders

      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      The goal of this a clinical trial is to test the effect of a pharyngeal exerciser in rehabilitation of pharyngeal phase of swallowing in patients with dysphagia. The main question it aims to answer is: •Does application of pharyngeal exerciser improve swallowing as evidenced by need for prescribed intervention for dysphagia (maneuvers, exercises or dietary modification to prevent aspiration). Participants will: * Perform barium swallows in lateral view fluoroscopy * Over a six-week period, perform thrice daily sessions of swallowing with an external, laryngeal restriction device covering the larynx * Return for another fluoroscopic barium swallow study

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Head/neck Cancer, Muscle Diseases, Pregnancy, Others

      160 Participants Needed

      Swallow Muscle Exercises for Swallowing Disorders

      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      The investigators hypothesize that striated esophagus deglutitive motor function is modulated by pharyngeal phase swallowing biomechanics.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Muscle Diseases, Neuro-muscular Disorders, Others

      557 Participants Needed

      Diaphragmatic Breathing for Esophageal Disorders

      Jacksonville, Florida
      The goal of this study is to determine which position, maneuvers or combination thereof generates the highest pressure at the EGJ as assessed by high-resolution esophageal manometry and thus greater or more robust contraction of the diaphragm.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Esophageal Surgery, Gastric Surgery, Major Illness, Others

      30 Participants Needed

      Acute Intermittent Hypoxia for Traumatic Brain Injury

      Jacksonville, Florida
      Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) involves 1-2min of breathing low oxygen air to stimulate neuroplasticity. Animal and human studies show that AIH improves motor function after neural injury, particularly when paired with task-specific training. Using a double blind cross-over study we will test whether AIH and task-specific airway protection training improves airway protection more than training alone in individuals with chronic mild-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI).

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:21 - 80

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Neurological, Psychiatric, Pulmonary, Others

      5 Participants Needed

      Dysphagia Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease

      Madison, Wisconsin
      This trial tests a saliva gel and tongue exercises to help people with Alzheimer's who have trouble swallowing. These patients are at risk of pneumonia because they can't swallow well. The saliva gel keeps their mouth moist, and the exercises make their tongue stronger to help with swallowing.
      No Placebo Group

      Trial Details

      Trial Status:Recruiting
      Trial Phase:Unphased
      Age:50 - 99

      Key Eligibility Criteria

      Disqualifiers:Cerebrovascular Disease, Head/neck Cancer, Others

      152 Participants Needed

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      Frequently Asked Questions

      How much do Dysphagia clinical trials pay?

      Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

      How do Dysphagia clinical trials work?

      After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Dysphagia trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Dysphagia is 12 months.

      How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

      Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

      What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

      The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

      Do I need to be insured to participate in a Dysphagia medical study?

      Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

      What are the newest Dysphagia clinical trials?

      Most recently, we added Hyperpolarized Gas MRI for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Ultrasound for Throat Issues and Voice Restoration Device for Loss of Voice to the Power online platform.