Study: C-Collar and Dysphagia

Completed

Conditions studied: Dysphagia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to characterize oral-pharyngeal swallow function with the guidance of videofluoroscopy under two conditions, with and without cervical bracing, in patients determined to have dysphagia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03349125

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

23

Starts

2013-09-17

Expected to finish

2018-04-05

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-02

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inpatients receiving treatment for a spine injury
• Treating physician's approval that cervical cervical spinal column injury is stable
• Approval for collar removal by treating physician during VFSS
• Adults 60 and over.
• All races.
• Males and females.
• Glasgow coma scale of 13 or greater.

You may not qualify if…

• History of oral-pharyngeal dysphagia.
• Neurologic disorders associated with dysphagia including dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and ALS.
• Pharyngeal/laryngeal surgery or head/neck radiation treatment.
• Glasgow coma scale of less than 13 at time of evaluation.
• Patient's with a tracheotomy.
• Barium intolerance.
• Patients who lack the capacity to consent on their own behalf

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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