Myotonometer Analyses of Muscles in Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Dysphagia

Tuba Maden

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysphagia; Multiple Sclerosis; Swallowing Disorder; Muscle Tonus; Deglutition Disorders

Treatments: Other: DYMUS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04369092

2019/105

Details and patient eligibility

About

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune neurological disease characterized by the destruction of myelin in the central nervous system, grey matter and axonal loss. The prevalence of neurogenic dysphagia in this group of patients is estimated to be more than 30%. The aim of this study was investigating of Masseter, Orbicularis Oris, Sternocleidomastoid muscles' viscoelastic properties in MS patients with and without swallowing problems.

Full description

The aim of this study was investigating of Masseter, Orbicularis Oris, Sternocleidomastoid muscles' viscoelastic properties in MS patients with and without swallowing problems. It carried out that myotonometric assessment of muscles in multiple sclerosis patients with dysphagia and comparison of these properties.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. being diagnosed with Mc Donald's Multiple sclerosis (MS) in accordance with 2010 criteria,
2. being between the ages of 18-45.

Exclusion criteria

1. having psychological, orthopedic and other neurological disorders,
2. pregnancy,
3. having had an attack in the last 3 months,
4. application of botulinum toxin in the last 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 3 patient groups

without swallowing problem

Other group

Description:

patients without swallowing problem

Treatment:

Other: DYMUS

mild swallowing problem

Other group

Description:

patients with mild swallowing problem

Treatment:

Other: DYMUS

severe swallowing problem

Other group

Description:

patients with severe swallowing problem

Treatment:

Other: DYMUS