ISRCTN40298220
Completed
Phase 2
Pilot studies to develop and evaluate a muscle strengthening programme to reduce the risk of aspiration and improve outcome in dysphagic stroke patients
King's College Hospital NHS Trust (UK)0 sites60 target enrollmentMay 3, 2011
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dysphagic stroke
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
- Enrollment
- 60
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Ischemic stroke patients aged between 50 and 80 years with:
- •1\.1\. First ever stroke
- •1\.2\. Within 1 week of stroke onset
- •1\.3\. Moderate severity, defined as NIH stroke scale of 520
- •2\. Videofluoroscopic evidence of aspiration
- •3\. Ability to maintain sitting balance
- •4\. Adequate communication to follow instructions
- •5\. Able to comply with respiratory muscle testing procedures
- •6\. Consent to participation
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. Suboptimal blood pressure control (BP greater than 180/100 mm Hg on 3 occasions in last 24 hours)
- •2\. Myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure in the last 3 months
- •3\. Features of raised intracranial pressure on CT scan
- •4\. Pulmonary, neurological (other than stroke) or orthopaedic conditions that adversely affected the respiratory muscle pump
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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