Assessment of the Effects of Mental Practice on Tongue Strength in Brain-damaged Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Movement, Involuntary
• Interventions: Behavioral: Placebo group; Behavioral: Action observation

• Registration Number: NCT04615598
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Brief Summary

The main objective is to evaluate the effects of action-observation training on tongue strength in brain-damaged patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-04
• Study Start: 2020-11-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-30
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 18 and 70
• Date of injury : 6 months onwards
• Medical diagnosis: brain damage or head trauma
• Clinical diagnosis of dysphagia by videofluoroscopy or V-CAM and expert opinion.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not understanding verbal or auditory/visual commands through the Boston Test
• Present behavioural alterations
• Presence of seizures
• Presence of tracheotomy
• Impulsivity
• Attention Problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo group	Placebo group	-
Action observation group	Action observation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lingual strength	Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months	The IOPI instrument has a mechanical sensor that evaluates the force.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical Range of motion	Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months	The cervical goniometer will measure the active cervical range of motion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CSEU La Salle; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain