NCT07283653

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

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (estimated)
• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed description

Primary Objective Assess the impact of implementation strategies on clinical adoption (reach) of DIGEST for oncology MBS studies. Secondary Objective Assess the impact of implementation strategies on the fidelity (reliability) of DIGEST adoption for oncology MBS studies

Conditions

• DIGEST
• Evidence Based Measurement
• Dysphagia
• Randomized Implementation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No intervention	receive no active implementation
OTHER	DIGEST Training Program	Investigator led training program
OTHER	DIGEST Training + Practice Facilitation	Training plus practice facilitation

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-01
• Primary completion: 2027-08-01
• Completion: 2029-01-31
• First posted: 2025-12-16
• Last updated: 2026-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States