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Utilization of Negative Pressure Suction to Reduce Aspiration in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

NCT03368079 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2026-04-09

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Summary

This is an investigator initiated prospective study to determine whether the use of a negative pressure suction in the hypopharynx will reduce the amount of aspiration during Video Fluoroscopic Swallowing Exam (VFSE) among patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Conditions

  • Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Interventions

DEVICE

Negative Pressure Suction Catheter

The negative pressure suction device to be used in the study will be a Foley catheter. The catheter will be placed through the gastrostomy tube site, directed retrograde through the esophagus, and terminating in the PES.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-30
Primary Completion
2016-04-13
Completion
2025-12-09
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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