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Swallowing, known scientifically as deglutition, is the reflex in the human body that makes something pass from the mouth, through the esophagus. If this fails and the object goes through the trachea, then choking occurs if the airway is completely blocked, or pulmonary aspiration occurs if the object is drawn into the lungs. The mechanism for swallowing is co-ordinated by the swallowing centre in the medulla oblongata and pons. The reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a ...
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Swallowing Clinical Trials
- Effects of Age and Age-Related Diseases on Swallowing
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00038350 - Recruiting
Dysphagia
- Swallowing Function Before and After Surgery for Thyroid Goiter
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00205348 - Active, not recruiting
Thyroidectomy
- Movement of Epiglottis During Swallowing
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00475943 - Recruiting
Deglutition; Dysphagia
- Real-Time Internet Evaluation of Swallowing
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00580138 - Recruiting
Stroke and/or Head and Neck Cancer.
- Effects of Phrenic Nerve Stimulation During Swallowing : Experimental Model of Aspiration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00213343 - Recruiting
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
- The Objective is to Respond to Patients' Needs in the Field of Larynx Replacement
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00576134 - Recruiting
Swallowing Disorders; Dysphagia; Laryngeal Neoplasms
- Swallowing Pattern of Patients With Nasopharyngeal Cancer Before and After Radiation Therapy: Correction With Saliva Amount
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00173836 - Recruiting
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Determining the Response to Sipping Beverages Without Swallowing in People With Eating Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00353548 - Recruiting
Eating Disorders
- Volitional Swallowing in Stroke Patients With Chronic Dysphagia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00306501 - Recruiting
Stroke; Dysphagia
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation to Aid Swallowing in Dysphagia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001936 - Recruiting
Deglutition Disorder; Healthy
- Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST) - A Bedside Swallowing Screening for Stroke Patients.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00141752 - Completed
Cerebrovascular Accident; Deglutition Disorders
- Effects of Swallowing Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00214305 - Recruiting
Head and Neck Cancer
- Outcomes of Swallowing Rehabilitation After Stroke
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00288834 - Completed
Stroke; Cerebrovascular Accident; Dysphagia
- Ultrasound and Videofluoroscopy for Diagnosing Swallowing Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001220 - Completed
Deglutition Disorder; Motor Neuron Disease
- Study of Fetal Swallowing
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004566 - Completed
Deglutition Disorder; High Risk Pregnancy
- Ultrasound Evaluation of Tongue Movements in Speech and Swallowing
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001167 - Completed
Otorhinolaryngologic Disease; Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasm; Pharyngeal Neoplasm; Polymyositis; Speech Disorder
Resources
- Swallowing (National Women's Health Information Center)
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