Status:

COMPLETED

Physiological Flow of Liquids in Healthy Swallowing

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Conditions:

Deglutition

Healthy Swallowing

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Thickened liquids are commonly used as an intervention for people with dysphagia (swallowing impairment). However, the field currently lacks a proper understanding of how this intervention works. The ...

Detailed Description

The aims of this study are as follows: Aim 1: To determine the relationship between bolus flow and healthy swallowing physiology. The investigators will collect concurrent videofluoroscopic and physi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- healthy adults

Exclusion

  • prior history of swallowing, motor speech, gastro-esophageal or neurological difficulties, chronic sinusitis or taste disturbance
  • history of surgery to the speech or swallowing apparatus (other than routine tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy)
  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • cognitive communication difficulties that may hinder comprehension of the study documents
  • known allergies to latex, food coloring or dental glue
  • current pregnancy
  • recent x-ray to the neck (in the past 6 months)
  • occupationally exposure to radiation exceeding 10 milliSieverts in the year

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2016

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04114617

Start Date

January 1 2016

End Date

December 31 2020

Last Update

December 21 2022

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Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2