Gel or stitches? new study aims to help kids swallow safely
NCT ID NCT07057258
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two different procedures to help children aged 1 to 10 years who have trouble swallowing due to a laryngeal cleft (a gap in the airway). One procedure injects a gel to build up the airway wall, the other uses stitches to close the gap. The goal is to see which method better prevents food and liquid from going into the lungs. Participants will have swallowing tests and questionnaires before and 3 months after the procedure.
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Study facts
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- 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 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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12 months to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * children aged 12 months - 10 years referred to a multi-disciplinary aerodigestive clinic with evidence of penetration or aspiration on VFSS, requiring any amount of thickening of liquids and unable to wean after 2-month trial of thickened liquids. Exclusion Criteria: * Cerebral palsy * Down syndrome * Prematurity \< 28 weeks gestational age * Hypoxic brain injury * Any syndrome with significant hypotonia * History of nothing by mouth (NPO) for \> 1 month prior to assessment * \>50% of nutrition by G-tube * Tracheostomy * History of prior IL or ER
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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