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Exercise Training for Cervicogenic Dysphagia

NCT06173388 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-09-25

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Summary

Background: Cervicogenic dysphagia is a swallowing difficulty caused by cervical problems that negatively impact pulmonary health, and quality of life and may increase the risk of mortality.

Study design: Randomized Controlled Study Purpose: The purpose was to explore the effect of a structured exercise training program composed of cervical stretching, strengthening and stabilizing exercises on the swallowing function, craniovertebral angle, and pulmonary function in patient with cervicogenic dysphagia.

Methods: 32 patients (age 35-50 years) with cervicogenic dysphagia were randomly allocated into study group (n=17) and control group (n=15). The craniovertebral angle (CVA), the swallowing function (using the swallow-difficulty questionnaire "SDQ") and the pulmonary function (including the forced vital capacity "FVC" and forced expiratory volume in one second "FEV1") were evaluated pre-study and post-study. All participants received three sessions/week for 8-weeks. The study group received the structured exercise program, in addition to the swallow resistance exercise (SRE), while the control group received the swallow resistance exercise only.

Conditions

  • Dysphagia, Esophageal

Interventions

OTHER

Structured exercise training program + The swallow resistance exercise program.

Structured exercise training program + The swallow resistance exercise program.

OTHER

Only the swallow resistance exercise program.

Only the swallow resistance exercise program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Umm Al-Qura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ashraf Abdelaal, Ph.D. · Umm Al-Qura University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-01-20
Completion
2023-05-20

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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