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Dysphagia After Different Swallowing Therapies

NCT03048916 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2017-02-09

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Summary

Dysphagia after stroke is associated to increased pulmonary complications and mortality. The swallowing therapies could decrease the pulmonary complications and improve the quality of life after stroke. The swallowing therapies include dietary modifications, thermal stimulation, compensatory positions, and oropharyngeal muscle stimulation. Most researchers used clinical assessments and videofluoroscopy to evaluate the effect of the swallowing therapies. Some authors performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the brain neuroactivity during swallowing with tasks in normal adults and unilateral hemispheric stroke patients. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of swallowing therapies not only in clinical swallowing function but also brain plasticity of acute stroke patients with dysphagia by videofluoroscopy and fMRI.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

general swallowing therapy

including a session of oral exercises, tactile stimulation, compensatory techniques, swallowing maneuvers that are taught to the participants by a speech therapist.

OTHER

NMES therapy

he NMES therapy with VitalStim therapeutic device will be done by one physician who is licensed practitioner and certified in use of the VitalStim device. The placement of 2-channel electrodes is depended on the dysphagic types and the findings on VFS.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yu Chi Huang, Bachelor · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-01
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

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