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:
2025-12-25 @ 12:06 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:06 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01723358
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Infants with severe dysphagia on VFFS as defined by dysphagia resulting in aspiration with swallow of at least 2 food textures (e.g. thin and thick liquid).
* We will include children with dysphagia due to a central neurologic deficit. The neurologic diagnosis will be based on the diagnosis from the treating physician.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Infants with a known or suspected neurodegenerative or peripheral neuromuscular condition or a medical condition that is a contraindication for NMES treatment (tumours in the neck region and neck soft tissue infections).
* Children with neurodegenerative disorders have been excluded as their natural history of dysphagia would be different from those with a static neurologic disorder.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
2 Weeks
Maximum Age:
12 Months
Study:
NCT01723358
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01723358