Swallowing problems - empirical evaluation of the swallowability of solid oral drugs (part 1)

Swallowing problems - empirical evaluation of the swallowability of solid oral drugs (part 1) - K306

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003243

Enrollment

Registered

2011-09-01

Start date

2011-09-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

R13.9

Interventions

Group 1: All consecutive inpatients of several wards will be informed about this study. After informed consent they are asked to swallow 4 different placebo dosage forms and to evaluate their swallowa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. = 18 2. Inpatients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Dysphagia 2. Patients who cannot be positioned upright 3. Patients who are not awake and responsive

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Identify the easiest to swallow dosage form on the basis of the evaluation of the participating patients.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Order of the serverity of swallowing in comparison to the order if ranked visually. 2. Differentiated evaluation of the swallowability of the different dosage forms (e.g. needed amount of water, frequency of placebos being felt in the throat during swallowing, frequency of desired changes of the swallowed dosage forms)	—

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