NCT01345890

Cortical Neuromodulation in Post Stroke Dysphagia

Neuromodulation in Post Stroke Dysphagia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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

Conditions

• Dysphagia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	electrical stimulation	sub motor threshold stimulation of mylohyoid muscles

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-06-01
• Completion: 2010-06-01
• First posted: 2011-05-02
• Last updated: 2013-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France