Is sEMG biofeedback more effective than traditional therapy alone in improving the swallowing physiology of adults post stroke?

Jennifer Paraskeva0 sites36 target enrollmentOctober 9, 2012

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 9, 2012

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Jennifer Paraskeva

•1\. Adults post cortical and/or brainstem infarct
•2\. Demonstrated oro\-pharyngeal dysphagia as diagnosed by Speech Pathologist, persisting for more than 2 weeks
•3\. Patients who have been identified post VFSS as appropriate for effortful swallow or mendelsohn manoeuvre rehabilitation approaches; i.e. impairment in the following scales on the Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study rating form:
•a. Pharyngeal contraction
•b. Hyo\-Laryngeal excursion
•c. Residue in the valleculae
•d. Residue in the pyriform sinuses
•e. Tongue\-to\-palate closure
•f. Crico\-pharyngeal function
•4\. Are able to follow minimum of one stage instructions

•1\. Adults with previous swallowing difficulty prior to the stroke
•2\. Adults with other diagnosed neurological disorders
•3\. Adults undergoing head/neck radiotherapy, due to poor skin/tissue tenderness
•4\. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding (cannot participate in videofluoroscopic swallowing studies, and therefore cannot ascertain therapeutic program)