Status:
RECRUITING
Prevalence of Gag Reflex in Healthy Persons and Across Different Patient Groups and Its Relevance in Dysphagia Screening
Lead Sponsor:
University of Giessen
Conditions:
Neurological Diseases or Conditions
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of gag reflex in healthy young and healthy older subjects as well as in acute stroke patients, in patients with Parkinsons´s Disease, Myasthenia gravi...
Detailed Description
In the clinical swallowing examination in acute stroke setting it is assumed that the absence of gag reflex is a predictor of aspiration risk. According to Daniels et al. (1997) aspiration can be pred...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- informed consent
Exclusion
- Healthy participants:
- Neurological diseases Pre-diagnosed dysphagia Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube Head and neck tumours Chemo- and/or radiotherapy in the head and neck area Reflux disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Previous surgeries on the cervical spine or thyroid gland Vocal cord paresis
- Geriatric patients Neurologic diseases
- Stroke patients Head and neck tumours Chemo- and/or radiotherapy in the head and neck area Reflux disease COPD Previous surgeries on the cervical spine or thyroid gland Vocal cord paresis
- Neurologic patients without stroke Head and neck tumours (except of intracranial tumors= Chemo- and/or radiotherapy in the head and neck area Reflux disease COPD Previous surgeries on the cervical spine or thyroid gland Vocal cord paresis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 10 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
700 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04866251
Start Date
August 10 2016
End Date
July 1 2024
Last Update
July 8 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Giessen and Marburg
Giessen, Hesse, Germany, 35392