N/A
N=25
AspiRATE: Novel Intervention to Acoustically Detect Silent Aspiration in Acquired Dysphagia.
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03676582 ↗Enrolled (actual)
25
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Presence or Absence of Aspiration — 42 swallowing events with aspiration
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Acoustic analysis plus pulse oximetry (Diagnostic_test)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Primary completion
- Jun 2021
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Presence or Absence of Aspiration |
42 | — |
Summary
This study will investigate whether silent aspiration during swallowing can reliably be detected using acoustic signal processing plus pulse oximetry.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Dysphagia ± aspiration,
- age 18 and above
Exclusion Criteria
- Not competent for consent,
- previous neck surgery (not including thyroid surgery)
- cervical skin infection or defect
- pregnant (or unknown pregnancy status).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03676582). 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.