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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Dysphagia Therapy in Acute Stroke Patients

NCT01970384 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-10-14

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether transcranial direct current stimulation of the cerebral swallow motor cortex in addition to standard care can enhance recovery of swallow function in acute dysphagic stroke patients compared to sham treatment plus standard care.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation

20 Minutes of transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, 1 mA) administered over the contralesional cortical swallow motor area once daily over 4 consecutive days. In case of a brainstem stroke stimulation will be applied over the cortical swallow motor area of the right hemisphere.

DEVICE

Sham stimulation

20 Minutes of sham transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, no current applied) administered over the contralesional cortical swallow motor area once daily over 4 consecutive days. In case of a brainstem stroke sham stimulation will be applied over the cortical swallow motor area of the right hemisphere.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Muenster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rainer Dziewas, PhD · Department of Neurology, University of Muenster

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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