A Pilot Study of Pulmonary Function in Dysphagic Infants
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
| Start Date: | August 2008 |
| End Date: | June 2011 |
Infants less than 2 years old who have been newly diagnosed with problems swallowing will
have pulmonary function tests performed to try to detect the presence of chronic lung
disease. Six months later after the infants have received appropriate therapy for their
swallowing problems, pulmonary function tests will be performed again to see if there has
been any change in their chronic lung disease.
Twenty-five infants between the ages of 1 month and 24 months who have just been diagnosed
with dysphagia via a modified barium feeding study will be recruited into the study. The
infants will be sedated with chloral hydrate and have pulmonary functions measured (pre- and
post-bronchodilator spirometry and lung volume) using the infant pulmonary laboratory.
Treatment for the infants' dysphagia/chronic aspiration will be treated as determined by the
primary care physicians. Six months later the infants will again be sedated and have
pulmonary functions measured. Results of the two sets of tests will be compared
statistically.
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