Utilization of Negative Pressure Suction to Reduce Aspiration in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
University of California, Davis
10 participants
Jan 30, 2016
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- 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)
Exclusion Criteria6
- 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
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Interventions
The negative pressure suction device to be used in the study will be a Foley catheter. The catheter will be placed through the gastrostomy tube site, directed retrograde through the esophagus, and terminating in the PES.
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NCT03368079