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External Pharyngeal Exerciser and Dysphagia

NCT05708898 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2026-02-12

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Summary

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

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Pharyngeal exerciser

DEVICE

sham pharyngeal exerciser

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reza Shaker, MD · Medical College of Wisconsin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-09
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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