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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01731847
Date of registration: 13/11/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Public title: Combined NMES,FEES and Traditional Swallowing Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Stroke-related Dysphagia
Scientific title: Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) With Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Traditional Swallowing Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Stroke-related Dysphagia
Date of first enrolment: February 2007
Target sample size: 32
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01731847
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Chien-Wei Hsu, MD
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Affiliation:  National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine; Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Name:     Shu-Fen Sun, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan
Name:     Huey-Shyan Lin, PHD
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Affiliation:  School of Nursing, Fooyin University, Taiwan
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- age between 20-85 years old

- first-time stroke confirmed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance image

- dysphagia > 3 weeks, with preservation of the swallowing reflex

- currently on a restricted diet, with a Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) score of 5
or less

- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)> 21

- no obvious mental depression, receptive aphasia or cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria:

- progressive cerebrovascular disease or other neurologic diseases

- unstable cardiopulmonary status, serious psychologic disorder or epilepsy;

- tumors, extensive surgery or radiotherapy of the head and neck region

- cardiac pacemakers

- swallowing therapy within 2 months before participation



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stroke
Intervention(s)
Procedure: the combination group
Primary Outcome(s)
Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) [Time Frame: at 6-month follow-up]
Secondary Outcome(s)
swallowing VAS [Time Frame: at 6-month follow-up]
The degree of dysphagia [Time Frame: at 6-month follow-up]
Secondary ID(s)
VGHKS96-079
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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