A Pilot Study of Pulmonary Function in Dysphagic Infants

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Lung Disease

In brief

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 later after the infants have received appropriate therapy for their swallowing problems, pulmonary function tests will be performed again to see if there has been any change in their chronic lung disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00831038

Run by

University of Tennessee

People needed

26

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-11-30

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 2. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• LeBonheur Children's Medical Center — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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