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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN83103698
ISRCTN83103698
Completed
Not Applicable

A randomised controlled trial of pharyngeal electrical stimulation in the treatment of dysphagia after brain injury

niversity of Manchester (UK)0 sites80 target enrollmentJanuary 7, 2003

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Acute dysphagic stroke
Sponsor
niversity of Manchester (UK)
Enrollment
80
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 7, 2003
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Manchester (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Current inclusion criteria as of 05/09/2008:
  • Any patient with first event of an anterior circulation stroke (both males and females, no age limits). Patients are recruited within 3 weeks of their admission with stroke. Videofluoroscopy is carried out to determine the degree of airway penetration/aspiration.
  • Previous inclusion criteria:
  • Hemispheric stroke and dysphagia

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Inability to give informed consent
  • 2\. Serious inter\-current illness
  • 3\. Major neuromuscular modulating drugs
  • 4\. Other neurological diseases
  • 5\. Previous dysphagia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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