A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect of a Two-Week Treatment with Capsaicin on Older Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Capsaicin administered over 2 weeks was found to improve swallowing safety and the biomechanics and neurophysiology of the swallowing response. TRPV1 agonists could be the basis of long-term pharmacological treatments for OD.
Authors
- Nicolau Guanyabens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2074-2744)
- Omar Ortega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6178-3748)
- Noemí Tomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-7948)
- Père Clavé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-8560)
Institutions
- Maresme Health Consortium (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (ES)
- Hospital de Mataró (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Neuropharmacology
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/011570159x374720250930055705
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00