Swallowing problems - evaluation of different factors influencing the swallowability of solid oral dosage forms

Swallowing problems - evaluation of different factors influencing the swallowability of solid oral dosage forms - K306

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000607

Enrollment

1025

Registered

2010-11-10

Start date

2010-11-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

R13.9

Interventions

Group 1: Observational group: All patients answer a questionnaire and a short additional questionnaire. All physicians answer a short questionnaire concering the different patients (same questions).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Full age, Chronic intake of at least one drug for the duration of at least four weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non adults, No drug intake for the duration of at least four weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Prevalence of problems swallowing solid oral dosage forms 2. Relevance of swallowing difficulties Data of both primary endpoints will be collected during the duration of the study with a questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Dependence of pharmaceutical formulations on swallowing difficulties 2. Dependence of active ingredients on swallowing difficulties 3. Dependence of swallowing mistakes on swallowing difficulties 4. Dependence of diseases on swallowing difficulties 5. Correlation between mental factors and swallowing difficulties 6. Patients‘ consciousness of effects of modifications 7. Physicians‘ and pharmacists‘ consciousness of swallowing difficulties 8. Preference for certain pharmaceutical dosage forms All endpoints will be collected during the duration of the study with a questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Dependence of pharmaceutical formulations on swallowing difficulties 2. Dependence of active ingredients on swallowing difficulties 3. Dependence of swallowing mistakes on swallowing difficulties 4. Dependence of diseases on swallowing difficulties 5. Correlation between mental factors and swallowing difficulties 6. Patients‘ consciousness of effects of modifications 7. Physicians‘ and pharmacists‘ consciousness of swallowing difficulties 8. Preference for certain pharmaceutical dosage forms All endpoints will be collected during the duration of the study with a questionnaire.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Schiele

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

julia.schiele@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221/56-37113

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026