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NICE has been notified about this procedure and it is part of its work programme. The Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee (IPAC) will consider this procedure and NICE will issue an interventional procedures consultation document about its safety and efficacy for 4 weeks’ public consultation. IPAC will then review the consultation document in the light of comments received and produce a final interventional procedures document, which will be considered by NICE before guidance is issued to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
 
 
Status In progress
Technology type Procedure
Decision Selected
Reason for decision Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources
Process IP
ID number 1877
Description Neurogenic dysphagia is difficulty swallowing caused by conditions that affect the central nervous system such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. It can also cause coughing, choking and a sense of food being stuck. Also, food or drink may go into the lungs rather than into the stomach, which can lead to chest infections. In this procedure, a catheter is passed through the nose and into the throat (pharynx). The catheter delivers small amounts of electricity to the pharynx. The electricity travels along the nerves from the pharynx to the areas of the brain involved in swallowing. Treatment typically involves 10 minutes of stimulation each day for 3 days. The aim is to improve swallowing and reduce other symptoms.

Provisional Schedule

Interventional procedure consultation 23 August 2023 - 21 September 2023
Committee meeting: IPAC 2 09 November 2023
Resolution 14 December 2023
Expected publication 23 January 2024

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Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
13 July 2023 Committee meeting: IPAC 2
20 March 2023 New evidence has been published relating to this topic, so the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee have been asked to reconsider their recommendation. This will be returning to committee in July 2023. If there is any further evidence you would like to share regarding this topic or are aware of data that will be published shortly, please notify us
27 February 2023 Paused will resume development shortly
08 December 2022 Committee meeting: 2
23 September 2022 - 21 October 2022 Interventional procedure consultation
14 July 2022 Committee meeting: 1
09 September 2021 In progress. Approved at IPAC 0

For further information on how we develop interventional procedures guidance, please see our interventional procedures programme manual