Status:

COMPLETED

A Pilot Study of Pulmonary Function in Dysphagic Infants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Tennessee

Conditions:

Chronic Lung Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-24 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Infants less than 2 years old who have been newly diagnosed with problems swallowing will have pulmonary function tests performed to try to detect the presence of chronic lung disease. Six months late...

Detailed Description

Twenty-five infants between the ages of 1 month and 24 months who have just been diagnosed with dysphagia via a modified barium feeding study will be recruited into the study. The infants will be seda...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • infants between ages 1-24 months who have been newly diagnosed with dysphagia

Exclusion

  • cystic fibrosis
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • seizures
  • allergy or adverse reaction to chloral hydrate
  • heart disease
  • liver disease
  • kidney disease
  • pneumonia
  • pleural effusion
  • neuromuscular disease
  • major congenital anomalies
  • tracheoesophageal fistula
  • vascular ring
  • bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • pharyngeal anomalies
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

26 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00831038

Start Date

August 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

November 30 2011

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LeBonheur Children's Medical Center

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103