New ultrasound technique aims to improve swallowing disorder diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07670429
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new ultrasound method to measure the digastric muscles, which help with swallowing. It includes 35 healthy volunteers and 35 patients with swallowing problems. The goal is to see if the new approach gives clearer images than the standard method.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more reliable ultrasound technique for diagnosing swallowing disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage feasibility study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The new method might not prove better than the current approach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
Who is studied
Two populations are recruited at Hôpital Forcilles (Férolles-Attilly, France): 1. Healthy volunteers (n=35): Adult staff members (≥18 years) with no history of swallowing disorders or conditions predisposing to dysphagia (neurological/neuromuscular disease, head and neck cancer, prior orotracheal intubation). Recruited on a voluntary basis via institutional communication. 2. Dysphagic patients (n=35): Adults (≥18 years) admitted to short-stay or medical rehabilitation units (diabetology-obesity, pulmonology, oncology, ENT, gastroenterology-nutrition) at Hôpital Forcilles, referred for swallowing evaluation by a speech-language pathologist, affiliated to a social security scheme, and able to provide informed oral consent.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * For healthy volunteers: 1. Aged 18 years or over 2. Verbal, free, informed and express consent from the subject * For subjects with swallowing disorder 1. Subjects admitted to Forcilles Hospital to one of the short-stay or medical care and rehabilitation departments for diabetes and obesity, respiratory medicine, oncology, ENT and gastro-nutrition at Forcilles Hospital; 2. Subjects who have undergone an assessment of swallowing disorders by a speech and language therapist; 3. Subjects aged 18 or over at the time of inclusion; 4. Enrolment in a social security scheme or eligibility for such a scheme; 5. Verbal, free, informed and express consent from the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * For healthy volunteers : 1. Under 18 years of age 2. With a history of swallowing disorders 3. With a medical history that could cause a swallowing disorder: stay in intensive care with orotracheal intubation; neurological or neuromuscular disease; cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract * For Subjects with swallowing disorders 1. Patients for whom there is no indication for swallowing tests; 2. Individuals subject to a court-ordered protective measure; 3. Patients under guardianship or administration; 4. Patients subject to a care restriction order.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Forcilles
Férolles-Attilly, Île-de-France Region, 77150, France
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