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Could a special cushion improve swallowing? new study tests a simple device

NCT ID NCT02457052

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a portable sitting device (DATP) designed to improve posture and swallowing in people with swallowing disorders. 64 participants were randomly assigned to use the device or not, and their swallowing was measured after one month. The goal was to see if better sitting position could help with swallowing safety and quality of life.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a portable custom sitting device (DATP) placed on a standard chair
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve swallowing safety for people with swallowing disorders.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 64 participants. The device may not show meaningful improvement, and results may not apply to everyone with swallowing problems.

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Study facts

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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

64 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Oct 2014

Finished

Mar 2018

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria : * Present a swallowing disorder authenticated by a score Dysphagia Handicap Index above 11 * Postural disorder authenticated by a score greater than 0 to at least 1 of the following 3 items to MCPAA: retroversion, obliquity and rotation of the pelvis * Autonomy Conservation compatible with the use of different seats including standard seats * Signing of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Postural disorder requiring the use of only one type of installation (wheelchair or hull) * Spinal stiffness or non-reducible hips (spondylitis, osteosynthesis rod) * Not included anthropometric dimensions between: * Basin with between 39 and 50 cm * femoral length between 42 and 52 cm * tibial length between 39 and 44 cm (46.5 with femoral recharge), measured with the shoes. * Pregnant or lactating women

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Conditions

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Deglutition Disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

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Deglutition disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital, Toulouse

    Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, 31059, France

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