MedTrace Logo

Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy on Chronic Dysphagia in Elderly Post-stroke Patients

NCT07100262 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will be conducted to determine the effect of pulsed electromagnetic therapy on chronic dysphagia in elderly post-stroke Patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Effortful swallow exercise

The participants will be practiced effortful swallow exercises as follows: When you are ready to swallow your saliva, squeeze your tongue against the roof of your mouth. B) As you swallow squeeze all the muscles in your throat. Imagine you are trying to swallow a large tablet or a golf ball. C) If it has been recommended by your speech and language therapist, this exercise may be repeated when eating and drinking. Frequency of exercise: Exercises will be two 30-minutes sessions of effortful swallow practice daily, 5 days/week. For every patient: 4 sets (1 set = 8-12 repetitions) 5 days/week, for 18 weeks.

DEVICE

Pulsed electromagnetic therapy

The participants will receive pulsed electromagnetic therapy as the following: Position of patient: supine lying position with head supported by pillow. Sleeve of device: above anterior neck area. Parameters of application of device: according to programs for sarcopenia and muscular pain as the following: Power: 30 GAUSS. Frequency: in first 6weeks: 5Hz - second 6weeks: 10Hz - last 6weeks: 15Hz. Time of session: 30 min. Sessions frequency: 3 sessions per week. Time of treatment course: 18 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayatallah Sheikhany, Professor · Cairo University

  • Akram Sayed, Professor · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
66 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-05
Primary Completion
2026-02-14
Completion
2026-02-28

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07100262 on ClinicalTrials.gov