Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:21 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:21 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05319795
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* At least 18 years old
* English-speaking
* Able to follow study instructions
* Neurologist confirmed diagnosis of PD
* Hoehn and Yahr scale score of 2 or 3
* Self-report of one or more swallowing or related symptoms:
1. Difficulty with secretion management
2. Coughing at the meal time
3. Choking on food
4. Respiratory infection in the past 6 months (other than COVID)
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of head and neck cancer
* Radical neck dissection (e.g. anterior cervical spine surgery) or neck/ oropharyngeal surgery (not excluded - tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy)
* Past medical history of any neurological disease other than PD (e.g. multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, stroke)
* Cognitive or receptive communication difficulties that preclude the participant's ability to follow study instructions provided in English. This will be determined by the participant's physician prior to referring them to the study.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT05319795
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05319795