Therapeutic application of neuro-stimulation in acute dysphagic stroke
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute dysphagic strokeCirculatory SystemStroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN83103698
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Manchester (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Current primary outcome measures as of 05/09/2008:<br>Penetration-aspiration score and swallowing response time, assessed by videofluoroscopy at baseline and 2 weeks after the intervention.<br><br>Previous primary outcome measures:<br>1. Mortality<br>2. Aspiration pneumonia<br>3. Swallowing function assessed by videofluoroscopy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Added as of 05/09/2008:<br>1. Aspiration pneumonia rates <br>2. Usage of antibiotics for chest infections <br>3. Hospital stays <br>4. Readmission rates <br>5. Mortality <br><br>Total duration of follow-up: 6 months