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NCT ID: NCT01167439 Recruiting - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Dysphagia in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD)- Evaluation, Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing, Treatment and Long Term Follow up

OPMD
Start date: July 2009
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

The investigators aimed to review the natural history of dysphagia and dysphonia in OPMD in order to identify the best candidates and the proper timing to perform dysphagia alleviating procedures in both heterozygote and homozygote patients from the large pool of cases with this disease in Israel.

NCT ID: NCT01158313 Completed - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Bedside Screening Method for Patients With Potential Swallowing Impairment

CABS
Start date: July 2010
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

Previous studies have shown that most patients with functional oropharyngeal dysphagia could be quickly, safely and accurately recognized by using a clinical bedside method developed by the investigative team as the volume-viscosity swallow test (V-VST) that systematically evaluates the main clinical signs and symptoms of safety and efficacy of swallowing and monitors pulse oximetry to improve the detection of patients with silent aspirations.The aim of this study is to validate this test for persons suspected of having swallowing impairment, using a new thickener, with respect to the Videofluoroscopy (VFS) method (treated as the gold standard).

NCT ID: NCT01132066 Completed - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) for Facilitating Swallowing Improvement After an Acute Unilateral Hemispheric Stroke

Start date: April 2007
Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of the research study is to investigate the effect of a brain stimulation technique called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) in improving swallowing functions in subjects who develop dysphagia after a unilateral hemispheric infarction.

NCT ID: NCT01085903 Completed - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Identifying and Treating Arousal Related Deficits in Neglect and Dysphagia

Start date: March 2010
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to examine how stroke can alter arousal, alertness, neglect and dysphagia, and whether a medication, modafinil, can improve arousal.

NCT ID: NCT01081444 Completed - Stroke Clinical Trials

Repetitive Transcranial Stimulation (rTMS) in Post Stroke Dysphagia

rTMS AVC
Start date: March 2009
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

The aim of this study is to assess if rTMS on healthy hemisphere at one hertz could improve patients with post stroke dysphagia.

NCT ID: NCT01053286 Completed - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Stimulation of Sensation and Improvement in Swallowing Using Oral Capsaicin

Start date: October 2009
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

This is a research study to learn more about whether capsaicin, a natural ingredient of chili peppers that makes them taste "hot", can improve swallowing function. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether sucking on a capsaicin lozenge improves sensation in the throat enough to improve swallowing function.

NCT ID: NCT01028235 Recruiting - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Routine Screening for Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Patients Presenting With Dysphagia

Start date: January 2006
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of pathologic eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in the cohort of adult patients who present for specialty care in the gastroenterology clinics with complaint of difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). From this, the investigators will make recommendations regarding routine screening for the diagnosis in this cohort. The prevalence of EoE in patients presenting for specialty care in the gastroenterology clinics with the complaint of dysphagia is great enough that the diagnosis should be routinely screened against in this cohort.

NCT ID: NCT01017055 Recruiting - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Voice and Swallowing Outcomes Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Start date: October 26, 2009
Phase:
Study type: Observational

Evaluate voice and swallowing outcomes post operatively.

NCT ID: NCT00872755 Completed - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

Nissen and Gastroplasty in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Start date: January 2002
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication has established itself as the procedure of choice in the surgical management of the majority of patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Postoperative paraesophageal herniation has incidence ranges up to 7% in the immediate postoperative period. This randomized controlled study was scheduled to investigate the role of the posterior gastropexy, in combination with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, in prevention of paraesophageal herniation and improvement of postoperative results, in surgical treatment of GERD.

NCT ID: NCT00859235 Not yet recruiting - Dysphagia Clinical Trials

The Influence of Oral Hygiene on Local Wound and Systemic Infection in Patients With Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement

PEG
Start date: May 2009
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is commonly used for long term enteral feeding of patients with severe dysphagia. The most common complication is peristomal wound infection. The possible mechanism the bacterial from the oral cavity disseminate during the PEG insertion through the stomach to the abdominal wall, in spite the routine use of antibiotic prophylaxis, have reported low rates of wound infection in patients who were already receiving antibiotics at the time of PEG Our hypothesis that washing the oral cavity with antibiotic solution prior the insertion PEG , We planned a prospective, randomised, double blind, one centre study of antibiotic mouth wash solution (0.2% Chlorhexidine gluconate) as.prophylaxis in PEG