Utilization of Negative Pressure Suction to Reduce Aspiration in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

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Conditions studied: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

In brief

This is an investigator initiated prospective study to determine whether the use of a negative pressure suction in the hypopharynx will reduce the amount of aspiration during Video Fluoroscopic Swallowing Exam (VFSE) among patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03368079

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

1

Starts

2016-01-30

Expected to finish

2025-12-09

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with videofluoroscopic evidence of aspiration with Rosenbek Penetration Aspiration Scale (PAS) greater than 5 for all tested food consistencies
• Gastrostomy tube dependence
• Exhaustion of conventional treatment options (physical, medical, and surgical therapies)

You may not qualify if…

• Complete PES stricture
• Inability to follow commands
• Current malignant disease
• No gastrostomy tube present
• Less than two years of cancer-free survival (if applicable)
• Vulnerable populations: adults unable to consent, pregnant women, and prisoners

Where it is running

• UC Davis Medical Center — Sacramento, California, United States

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