SURE Trial: Swallowing Ultrasound Reliability Evaluation Trial

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Conditions studied: Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorder

In brief

This study aims to explore the reliability of using ultrasonography (US) for the assessment of swallowing function in patients with dysphagia. The study will recruit 80 patients and compare the findings with those obtained from fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), which serves as the gold standard.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07098767

Run by

National Taiwan University Hospital

People needed

80

Starts

2024-11-01

Expected to finish

2027-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-01

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18 or older.
• Dysphagia patients referred for swallowing assessments.
• FOIS score between 2-6.

You may not qualify if…

• Unconscious patients or those unable to follow instructions.
• Unstable vital signs.
• Acute infections or mechanical ventilation.

Where it is running

• National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)

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