Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer - A randomized controlled trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1/2 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 22
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Functional oral intake scale
研究概览
简要总结
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Dysphagia in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer – A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study addresses swallowing difficulties that commonly occur after cancer treatment, which can severely affect nutrition and quality of life. Since current therapies often fail to restore normal swallowing, there is a need to explore newer non-invasive brain stimulation methods like tDCS, which has shown promising results in neurogenic dysphagia but is less studied in cancer-related cases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of tDCS on dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients, using scales such as FOIS, DHI, and DOSS. For this, 22 participants will be randomly assigned into two groups: one receiving tDCS with conventional exercises and the other receiving sham stimulation with conventional exercises. Assessments will be done before and after the intervention to compare outcome measures.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- 盲法
- Participant Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 75.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer for the first time who is undergoing any cancer therapy treatment and suffering from dysphagia in the age group of 18-75 years of both gender and willing to participate.
- •EAT10 self-administered questionnaire score 3-15 (score more than 15 is more severe swallowing difficulty).
排除标准
- •Patient with cognitive impairment
- •Presence of implanted metal or electronic medical devices
- •Skin problems (e.g. dermatitis, psoriasis)
- •Patients who are on artificial feeding.
结局指标
主要结局
Functional oral intake scale
时间窗: 10 minutes
次要结局
- Dysphagia handicap index(10 minutes)
- Dysphagia outcome severity scale(10 minutes)
研究者
Samiksha ketkale
KLE institute of physiotherapy