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External Pharyngeal Exerciser and Dysphagia

Medical College of Wisconsin · NCT05708898

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
160
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 9, 2015
Record last updated
February 12, 2026

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What the study is about

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

Being studied: Pharyngeal exerciser; sham pharyngeal exerciser

Conditions: Dysphagia

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with dysphagia characterized by persistent pharyngeal residue on fluoroscopic study undergoing rehabilitative intervention (e.g.: exercises, maneuvers or dietary modification) for improving swallowing and preventing aspiration

Healthy elderly adult (≥65 years of age).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients younger than 18 years of age.

Patients with recent head and neck cancer (\<1 month post-surgery or \<3 months post-chemo radiation.

Patients suffering from muscle diseases like muscular dystrophies, myopathies.

Patients with neuro-muscular junction disorders myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert disorders

Patients having history of allergy to lidocaine or barium.

Patients who are pregnant or lactating.

Patients who are medically unstable.

Patients who are unable to apply the exerciser independently or with the help of a caregiver.

Patients who lack cognition.

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Reza Shaker, MD · 4149556840 · rshaker@mcw.edu
  • Mark Kern · 414-805-3826 · mkern@mcw.edu
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