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Effect of Sour Taste on Swallowing Function of Patients With Dysphagia After Acute Ischemic Stroke

NCT07400822 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 95

Last updated 2026-06-16

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Summary

This randomized controlled study was designed to determine the Effect of Sour Taste on Swallowing Function of Patients with Dysphagia After Acute Ischemic Stroke The study was conducted between july 2021 and november 2022 with 95 patients diagnosed with Acute Ischemic Stroke (47 intervention, 48 control) at the neurology clinic and outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Edirne. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Gugging Swallowing Screening Test (GUSS), and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

Conditions

  • Dsyphagia After Stroke
  • Acute Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

OTHER

sour taste

Sour taste stimulation using freshly squeezed lemon juice administered orally.

OTHER

Control

Room-Temperature Water Administration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Trakya University

    collaborator OTHER

  • AYFER GUNES

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayfer Gunes, PhD, RN. · Trakya University Medical Research and Application Centre, Department of Neurology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-15
Primary Completion
2022-11-20
Completion
2022-12-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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