Effect of kinesiology Taping in treatment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia.; Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase; R13.12

• Registration Number: IRCT20230730058973N1
• Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

The occurrence of stroke in these patients should have been confirmed by a neurologist
More than 2 weeks should have passed since their stroke onset
An experienced speech and language pathologist should have confirmed the presence of oral-pharyngeal dysphagia in these patients by flexible endoscopic evaluating of swallowing
Dysphagia sgould be caused due to a stroke and should not be caused by surgery or drug toxicity
Patients should be able to perform voluntary swallowing in these patients and should not be fed through nasogastric tubes
Patients should have the essential level of alertness and cognitive ability to follow orders and implement treatment techniques, and the score of the Persian version of Mini-mental state examination should be above 22 (23 or more)

Exclusion Criteria

Impairment in the Esophageal phase of swallowing
History of neurological diseases
History of neuromuscular diseases in the head and neck region of the patients
Tracheostomy
Any specific skin disease or wound in the anterior neck region

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified