Breathing exercise device shows promise for swallowing problems in Parkinson's
NCT ID NCT07606547
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a four-week training program using a device called EMST can improve swallowing in people with Parkinson's disease who have trouble swallowing. Thirty participants will do breathing exercises five days a week. Researchers will use special cameras and pressure sensors to measure changes in throat muscles during swallowing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- expiratory muscle strength training device (EMST)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free exercise to improve swallowing safety and quality of life in Parkinson's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The training requires daily effort and may not help everyone.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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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18 years and older
- 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 of Parkinson's disease, * PD-related dysphagia as objectively diagnosed with FEES Exclusion Criteria: * severe dementia, not able to give consent * dysphagia related to other diagnoses
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology
RECRUITINGMünster, 48149, Germany
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