Cortical Neuromodulation in Post Stroke Dysphagia

University Hospital, Rouen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysphagia

Treatments: Procedure: electrical stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01345890

2004/008/HP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators aim is to try to rehabilitate post stroke dysphagia using electrical stimulation of the mylohyoid muscles.

Full description

Aspiration could have fatal complication especially in post stroke dysphagia. The aim of this study is to improve post stroke dysphagia using electrical stimulation of mylohyoid muscles.

The investigators measure swallowing time before and after electrical stimulation, performed one hour per day, 5 consecutive days during paste consistency swallowing

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• post stroke dysphagia

Exclusion criteria

• contraindication to magnetic stimulation, unability to accept the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 1 patient group

electrical stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

stroke patients

Treatment:

Procedure: electrical stimulation