# Effect of Thickened Feeds on Swallow Physiology in Children With Dysphagia

> **NCT04504227** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Boston Children's Hospital** · enrollment: 200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Dysphagia
- Aspiration
- Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE)
- Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE)

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Thin liquid swallows
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Slightly thickened liquid swallows
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Mildly thickened liquid swallows
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Moderately thickened liquid swallows

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04504227
- **Lead sponsor:** Boston Children's Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-04-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-08-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-08-31
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-18

## Collaborators

- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04504227

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04504227, "Effect of Thickened Feeds on Swallow Physiology in Children With Dysphagia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04504227. Licensed CC0.

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