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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03021252
Date of registration: 10/01/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Parc de Salut Mar
Public title: Respiratory Muscle Training in Stroke Swallowing Disorders RETORNUS-2
Scientific title: The RETORNUS-2 Study: Impact of Respiratory Muscle Training on Swallowing Disorders in Stroke Patients
Date of first enrolment: March 1, 2017
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03021252
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Spain
Contacts
Name:     Anna Guillén-Solà, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Fundació IMIM - Parc de Salut Mar
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- First-ever Ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke

- Time since stroke onset: 1 month

- Dysphagia confirmed by videofluoroscopic study with a score >3 in the 8-point
Penetration Aspiration Scale.

- Mini-mental State Exploration > 24)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Aphasia

- History of cardiopulmonary disease; neurologic condition other than stroke and
metabolic disease

- Medical treatment with potential effect on muscle structure and function



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Respiratory Muscle Training
Swallowing Disorder
Stroke
Malnutrition
Intervention(s)
Device: High intensity IEMT
Device: Sham IEMT
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in respiratory muscle strength [Time Frame: Baseline and weekly during 8 weeks]
Change in dysphagia severity [Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months post-stroke]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in fat-free mass [Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months and 6 months post-stroke]
Change in tongue strength [Time Frame: Baseline and weekly during 8 weeks]
Malnutrition at 6 months [Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months post-stroke]
Secondary ID(s)
PSM/RHB/NR21
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ethics review
Results
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