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Can a video call spot swallowing trouble? a trial puts telemedicine to the test

NCT ID NCT07792187

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026

Summary

This trial asks whether a swallowing assessment done by video call works as well as an in-person visit for adults with disabilities living in care facilities. Researchers will compare the food texture recommendations made during a telemedicine visit with those from a hospital visit 15 days later. If the video approach matches, it could make swallowing care more accessible for people who have trouble traveling.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Swallowing assessment by telemedicine (video consultation)
What this could lead to
If video assessments match in-person results, people with swallowing disorders in care facilities could get faster, easier evaluations without traveling to a hospital.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and early, and video assessments may not always capture the same details as an in-person exam. Technical issues or patient movement could also affect results.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 62 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jan 2027

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jun 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥ 18 years living in a medical institution (MAS type, FAM from the ASEI network) * Indication of a medical swallowing assessment in hospital * Person affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security system. * Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant or their guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in another research including a period of exclusion still ongoing * non-movable patient * Pregnant woman, Woman of childbearing age without contraception * any contraindication to nasofibroscopy and/or fluoroscopy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Deglutition Disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Deglutition disorders in disabled persons

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • FAM la Vitarelle

    Montauban, 82 000, France

  • Larrey Hospital - Toulouse University Hospital

    Toulouse, 31 059, France

  • MAS Jean de la Fontaine

    Toulouse, 31200, France

  • MAS de Granès

    Montauban, 82 000, France

  • Mas Azure

    Rieux-Volvestre, 31 310, France