Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stroke, Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia

In brief

The study procedure of simultaneous VFSS and DDS measurement will be completed in one day and the subject will be followed within 2 business days after the study procedure to monitor for adverse events.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03387267

Run by

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

People needed

452

Starts

2017-10-24

Expected to finish

2018-07-23

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult subjects (over 18 years of age)
• Hospitalized subjects or outpatients identified as at risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (using local practice)
• Patients belong to one of the following groups:
• Stroke patients
• Traumatic brain injury
• Parkinson Disease (PD) stage III or higher by Hoehn and Yahr scale
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) above age 60
• Alzheimer Disease (AD) or other Dementia
• Other medically complex hospitalized subjects not covered by the exclusion criteria and identified as at risk of dysphagia
• Subject is able to comply with VFSS protocol to diagnose dysphagia
• Subject is able to give voluntary, written informed consent to participate in the clinical investigation and from whom consent has been obtained / or a consultee has consented on he subjects behalf in line with nationally agreed guidelines concerning adults unable to consent for themselves.

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of nasogastric / nasojejunal feeding tube at the time of VFSS test
• Currently has a tracheostomy, or has had a tracheostomy in the past year
• Had posterior cervical spine surgery and/or carotid endarterectomy in the last 6 months
• Had significant surgery to the mouth and/or neck, for example resection for oral or pharyngeal cancer, radical neck dissection, anterior cervical spine surgery, orofacial reconstruction, pharyngoplasty, or thyroidectomy. Routine tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy are not excluded
• Experienced non-surgical trauma to the neck (e.g., knife wound) resulting in musculoskeletal or nerve injury in the neck.
• Received radiation or chemotherapy to the oropharynx or neck for cancer.
• Allergy to oral radiographic contrast media (specifically barium)
• Distorted oropharyngeal anatomy (e.g. pharyngeal pouch)
• Cognitive impairment that prevents them from being able to comply with study instructions and procedures
• Known to be pregnant at the time of enrollment
• Currently has significant facial hair at the location of sensor adherence and are unwilling/unable to be shaved
• Any patients the local investigator finds that participation would not be in patients' best interest

Where it is running

• Rancho Research Institute, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center — Downey, California, United States
• University of Colorado Denver — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• Medstar Rehabilitation Hospital — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Marionjoy Rehabilitation Hospital — Wheaton, Illinois, United States
• Kentucky Clinic — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Henry Ford Health System — Detroit, Michigan, United States
• New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
• New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
• The Burke Medical Research Institute — White Plains, New York, United States
• The Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Helsinki University Central Hospital — Helsinki, Finland

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