drooling
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease or with an atypical parkinsonism irrespective of Hoehn & Yahr stage. Patients with slight to severe complaints about saliva control or drooling. Patients who are able to cooperate in the protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any medical treatment of drooling causing hyposalivation. Suspected or confirmed pharyngeal or upper esophageal obstruction. Severe coagulopathy, outside the therapeutic range when applicable. Presence of any structural abnormality of the esophagus which theoretically may be associated with an increased risk of side effect or hamper the intubation. These includes peptic strictures, ulcers, tumors, varices or large diverticula. Cardiac conditions such as a previous episode of bacterial endocarditis, heart valve replacement, implantable cardiac defibilator or pacemaker, or any cardiac condition in which vagal stimulation is poorly tolerated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Criteria for feasibility: 4 out of 5 patients indicate that operating the data logger is feasible, report no or acceptable burden and no adverse events. Total costs, including time for manual counting of spontaneous swallows during 24 hour. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed