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Exercise for Swallowing Problems After Stroke

NCT00722111 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 83

Last updated 2018-03-21

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether stroke patients with swallowing problems will show greater swallowing improvement with intense oral exercise than subjects who perform either a low intensity oral exercise or a sham exercise.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Deglutition Disorders

Interventions

DEVICE

lingual press

lingual press (high-intensity, oral, non-swallowing)

BEHAVIORAL

effortful swallowing

effortful swallowing (high-intensity swallowing)

BEHAVIORAL

natural swallowing

natural swallowing (high frequency, low intensity swallowing)

BEHAVIORAL

non-oral sham (control) exercise

non-oral sham (control) exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • JoAnne Robbins, PhD · Wlliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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