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Dissemination and Implementation of DIGEST™ as an Evidence-based Measurement Tool for Dysphagia: A Randomized Implementation Trial

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

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

About the study

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.

What is being tested

• No intervention (other)
• DIGEST Training Program (other)
• DIGEST Training + Practice Facilitation (other)

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Participants: 85 · Started: Jun 1, 2025

Contact the study team

• Kate Hutcheson, PHD · Phone: 713-792-6513

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07283653

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Swallowing Disorders

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.