Effect of Kinesio taping to improve hyolaryngeal complex movement in patients with dysphagia after stroke
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0004503
- Lead Sponsor
- Seoul Bukbu Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
(1) diagnosis of stroke within 6 months post-onset
(2) oropharyngeal dysphagia confirmed by a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS)
(3) ability to follow study instructions
(4) ability to swallow voluntarily
(5) absence of any cognitive deficits (classified as a Mini Mental State Examination score > 20 points)
Exclusion Criteria
(1) secondary stroke
(2) neck pain or discomfort
(3) presence of other neurologic diseases
(4) presence of a tracheostomy tube
(5) problems with the esophageal phase of dysphagia (e.g. achalasia or upper esophageal sphincter opening) confirmed on a VFSS.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method superior-anterior movement distance of the hyoid bone
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method