Clinical trialNCT05708898RecruitingInterventional

External Pharyngeal Exerciser and Dysphagia

SponsorMedical College of WisconsinEnrollment160Dysphagia

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Summary

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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

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Investigators

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Reza Shaker, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 9 Jun 2015
Primary completion: 31 Dec 2026
Completion: 31 Dec 2026
Last update posted: 12 Feb 2026
Registered enrollment: 160
Registry id: NCT05708898

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