Swallowing Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Clinical Characteristics of Swallowing in Pediatric Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04704752

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-12

Start date

2020-05-25

Completion date

2021-05-20

Last updated

2021-10-15

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Conditions

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Brief summary

Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) can affect patients all age group and clinical symptoms of the disease varies depending on the patient's ages. Infants and toddlers with EoE generally have food refusal, vomiting and poor weight gain. Older school-aged children and adolescents may have abdominal and chest pain, difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) especially in solid foods. In the meantime, many children especially infants and toddlers, are not perceptive of their dysphagia, because they have the ability to compensate. Such as, avoiding certain textures or increases liquid intake in the meal.To date, to our knowledge, there is no study in the literature has investigated complex swallowing behaviour (including all phases), oral-motor evaluation and/or swallowing safety. Thus, the present study purposed to investigate (a) descriptive and clinical swallowing characteristics of children with EoE (b) the relation between disease characteristic and swallowing function.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSwallowing Evaluation

Study Evaluation includes basic test batteries. These are observational.

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Children and adolescents aged 2-17 years with a diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Exclusion criteria

* Do not accommodate the study * Do not want to attempt the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mastication and Observation Evaluation	15 minutes	Each child was positioned in an upright sitting position in a quiet environment. A standardized biscuit was offered in front of their mouth to bite and chew. Chewing performance of each child was scored according to the T-MOE by observing the child.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pediatric version of the Eating Assessment Tool-10	10 minutes	The PEDI-EAT-10 is a parent report outcome instrument to determine penetration and aspiration risk in children.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026