Stick-On patch hears swallowing trouble after stroke
NCT ID NCT07251140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new wearable patch that uses a microphone to listen to swallowing sounds in people who have trouble swallowing after a stroke. The patch is placed on the neck and records sounds during a standard swallowing X-ray test. Researchers will use machine learning to find patterns that could help diagnose swallowing problems more easily.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Microphone device (wearable acoustic biopatch)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, non-invasive way to screen for swallowing problems after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on collecting data, not testing a treatment. The device may not reliably detect swallowing issues in all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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40 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis or suspected stroke * Stroke with additional neurological disorders * Age between 40 and 85 * Male and Female * Scheduled to VFSS due to suspected dysphagia, which is determined by bedside water swallowing test and EAT-10 questionnaire as a standard of care. Exclusion Criteria: * BMI\>35 as an exclusion criteria to recruit participants due to limited transmission of acoustics through increased subcutaneous fat. * Head and neck cancer treatment history
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University Hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Emory University Hospital Midtown
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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