Swallowing skill training in neurodegenerative disease.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Motor Neurone Disease; Huntington's Disease; Dysphagia; Neurological - Neurodegenerative diseases; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001269325
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Canterbury Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-09-01
• Study Completion: 2020-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of Probable or definite Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as measured by the El Escorial Criteria with a minimum ALSFRS-R bulbar subscale score of 9
OR
Diagnosis of HD through clinical symptoms confirmed by a neurologist and the presence of greater than or equal to 36 CAG repeats on genetic testing

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will not be eligible if they:
Score less than 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Have a co-occurring condition that may effect swallowing
Score less than 3 on the Eating Assessment Tool 10
Are unable to eat solid textures or drink thin liquids

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified