Prevalence of Gag Reflex in Healthy Persons and Across Different Patient Groups and Its Relevance in Dysphagia Screening
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of gag reflex in healthy young and healthy older subjects as well as in acute stroke patients, in patients with Parkinsons´s Disease, Myasthenia gravis, Multiple Sclerosis and in geriatric patients.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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Locations
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Germany
University Hospital Giessen and Marburg
RECRUITING
Giessen
Contact Information
Primary
Samra Hamzic, M.A.
samra.hamzic@neuro.med.uni-giessen.de
+49 641 985 59233
Time Frame
Start Date: 2016-08-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 700
Treatments
Active_comparator: Healthy young subject
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Active_comparator: Healthy older subjects
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Active_comparator: Acute stroke patients
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Active_comparator: Patients with Parkinson´s Disease
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Active_comparator: Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Active_comparator: Patients with Myasthenia gravis
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Active_comparator: Geriatric patients
Testing of gag reflex in different oral areas (tongue, velum, pharyngeal wall) and evaluation of present reactions. The Mallampati score is assessed in order to evaluate the feasibility of gag reflex test in case of higher Mallampati scores.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Giessen