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N/A N=109 Diagnostic

Mechanisms and Management of Infant Dysphagia

Dysphagia · Airway Aspiration · Airway Penetration

Enrolled (actual)
109
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Successful Safe Oral Feeding — 51; 31 Participants — p=0.008

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Combined testing (diagnostic VFSS + research HRM) + Parent Preferred Therapy (Diagnostic_test)
Age
Pediatric · 0+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Sudarshan Jadcherla
Primary completion
Aug 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Successful Safe Oral Feeding
51; 31 0.008 sig
SECONDARY
Weight Growth Velocity in Grams/Day
27; 26.7 0.907
SECONDARY
Hospital Length of Stay From Admission to Discharge in Days
43.6; 49.9 0.592

Summary

The purpose of the investigator's study is to evaluate the causes of feeding difficulty in infants. New treatments can be possible only if the cause is known. In this study, the investigator plans to evaluate the movement of the muscles in an infant's mouth, throat (pharynx) and food pipe (esophagus) that are responsible for moving the food down into the stomach and that help protect an infants airway.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Infants with feeding-related aero-digestive symptoms
  • ≤60 weeks PMA (both pre-term and full term)
  • History of orally feeding ≥ 25% of least 50% of prescribed feeding volume
  • Room air or supplemental oxygen of ≤1liter/minute (LPM)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Direct breast feeding exclusively
  • Known genetic, metabolic or syndromic disease
  • Neurological diseases such as Grade 3 or 4 intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), moderate to severe perinatal asphyxia or stroke
  • Craniofacial, airway or foregut malformations
  • History of craniofacial, foregut, ears, nose and throat (ENT) or neurosurgery
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02583360). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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