Table I.

Participant demographics and baseline videofluoroscopy impairment profiles.

Participant	Gender	Age	Description of injury	Time post-injury at start of protocol	Diet at start of protocol
1	F	45	Intracranial haemorrhage. Fractures: C5–C6.	6 months	Gastrostomy feeding, nil by mouth.
2	M	32	Intraventricular haemorrhage, diffuse axonal injury, frontal lobe white matter density changes. Partial left lung lobectomy following major aspiration event 24 months prior to enrolment.	42 months	Gastrostomy feeding, nil by mouth.
3	M	47	Closed head injury, epidural haematoma.	6 months	Oral minced diet with honey-thick liquids, no fibrous textures.
4	M	54	Closed head injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage. Fractures: ribs, C6–7, T1–3.	18 months	Gastrostomy feeding. Therapeutic trials of water, soft solids.
5	M	32	Closed head injury and multiple musculoskeletal injuries (not specified).	24 months	Oral minced diet with nectar-thick liquids.
6	F	44	Diffuse axonal injury, bilateral frontal lobe contusions, subarachnoid and left occipital horn haemorrhage. Left flail chest, pneumo-mediastinum, pneumothorax. Fractures: ribs, L1, L2, L5, pelvis. Lacerated liver. GCS 7.	5 months	Gastrostomy feeding, nil by mouth.