Myofunctional and Respiratory Intervention on Phonation in Stroke

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Range of motion and thermal and mechanical stimulation exercising; Other: Myofunctional and respiratory training program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06322368

DF002

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with stroke frequently present phonation difficulties. An intervention combining myofunctional and respiratory training is presented in order to improve phonation outcomes.

Full description

Patients with stroke frequently present phonation difficulties. An intervention combining myofunctional and respiratory training is presented to improve phonation outcomes. Myofunctional therapy is based on exercise training program for the muscles around your face, mouth, and tongue. Respiratory muscle strength training focuses on increasing the force-generating capacity of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles. A combination of both may be of interest to improve phonation parameters.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic stroke (duration above 6 months).
• Age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Communication or cognitive deficits that prevented them from following verbal commands.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Myofunctional and respiratory training

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with chronic stroke receiving an exercise training program for the muscles around the face, mouth, and tongue and a respiratory training focused on inspiratory and expiratory muscle strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Myofunctional and respiratory training program

Range of motion and stimulation exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard treatment focused mainly on range of motion, such as opening and closing the mouth and stimulation exercises

Treatment:

Other: Range of motion and thermal and mechanical stimulation exercising