Recruiting

Swallowing Outcomes

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT07283653

Conditions

DIGEST

Evidence Based Measurement

Dysphagia

Randomized Implementation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

No intervention

DIGEST Training Program

DIGEST Training + Practice Facilitation

Study Details

Brief summary:

To improve swallowing outcomes in cancer through clinical implementation of the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST™) as an evidence-based practice (EBP) tool to grade pharyngeal dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) as a toxicity of cancer.

Conditions

DIGEST

Evidence Based Measurement

Dysphagia

Randomized Implementation

Study ID

NCT07283653

Start date

Jun 1, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Jan 31, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. A hospital or clinic affiliated with the Veteran's Affairs system, University of Wisconsin system, or Ohio State University system.
2. A minimum average of 10 Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) procedures per month in oncology patients in preceding year.
3. MBS imaging files are recorded and archived as a routine procedure (and accessible to researchers).

Exclusion Criteria:

N/A

Study Design

Enrollment

85 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Control Arm 1

The control arm will receive no active implementation strategy.

experimental: Training Arm 2

Represents a low intensity implementation strategy solely using the DIGEST training program as the intervention.

experimental: Training + Practice Facilitation Arm 3

Represents a higher intensity strategy using the same training program plus practice facilitation.

Interventions

No intervention

receive no active implementation

DIGEST Training Program

Investigator led training program

DIGEST Training + Practice Facilitation

Training plus practice facilitation

Primary outcome measure

  • Adoption of DIGEST in routine clinical documentation for oncology MBS studies [ Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kate Hutcheson, PHD

713-792-6513karnold@mdanderson.org

Locations

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Kate Hutcheson, PHD

713-792-6513karnold@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator:

Kate Hutcheson, PHD

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Feb 10, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-02-10.