NCT07401732Recruiting
Dysphagia in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Prediction of Dysphagia and Its Possible Causes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The primary goal of this cross-sectional study is to assess risk factors/predictors for dysphagia in RA. The secondary goals include demonstrating whether flexible fiberoptic pharyngolaryngoscopy can detect joint-affection-induced dysphagia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether both oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia are present among these patients. The main questions it aims to answer are * What are the predictors that are associated with dysphagia via flexible fiberoptic pharyngolaryngoscopy in rheumatoid arthritis patients? * Whether flexible fiberoptic pharyngolaryngoscopy can detect joint-affection-induced dysphagia in patients with RA? * Whether both oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia are present in patients with RA?
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 7 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- Nov 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Tanta University
- Diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- NCT number
- NCT07401732
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 30
- From 7 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Nov 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- concomitant thyroid dysfunction.
- concomitant hypovitaminosis D.
- concomitant cancer diagnosis, pregnancy.
Other illness
- jaw-related traumas, teeth, and gum diseases.
- other rheumatologic conditions
- Patients with any language disorders or intellectually handicapped (as certain questions depend on the patient's ability to comprehend and express their emotions regarding their issue) and patients with anatomical anomalies impeding the functionality of flexible nasofibroscopy.
Other
- other comorbidities.
- other causes of TMJ arthritis, patients with TMJ, palatal or tongue congenital abnormalities, and patients who underwent TMJ injections in the last six months.
- Any apparent causes of dysphagia other than RA.
Who the study is looking for
- Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis defined by the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative (ACR/EULAR) 2010 classification criteria.
- Patients aged above 18 years old, well-orientated, and cooperative.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tanta | Egypt | Recruiting |
| Rheumatology, rehabilitation, and physical medicine department Faculty of medicine, Tanta University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tanta | Egypt | Recruiting |
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