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Effectiveness of NMES in Swallowing Rehabilitation in Children With CP

NCT07329387 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2026-01-09

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Summary

Purpose: The aim is to investigate the effectiveness of NMES in the functional and electrophysiological rehabilitation of swallowing difficulties in dysphagic children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: Twenty-six children diagnosed with dysphagia, with a mean age of 7.02±2.40 years, were included in the study and randomly allocated into two groups (NMES,n=16;Sham NMES,n=10). In addition to swallowing rehabilitation, stimulation was applied to the groups. Participants were assessed using the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool, Penetration-Aspiration Scale, Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale, Swallowing Ability and Function Evaluation and Electrophysiological Evaluation of the Suprahyoid Muscle in four consistencies.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Interventions

DEVICE

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

For NMES applied to the suprahyoid muscle group, a 80 Hertz frequency, with a transition time of 300-400 microseconds, 40 minutes of Vital Stim application was performed

DEVICE

Sham Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Sham NMES involves applying the electrical stimulation device without delivering therapeutic current, serving as a placebo control in randomized clinical trials

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Necmettin Erbakan University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-08-01
Completion
2020-01-02

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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