NCT03253354

Neurostimulation for Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease

Exploring Novel Neurostimulation Based Therapies for Swallowing Impairments in Parkinson's Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Manchester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will explore the effects of 3 different neurostimulation methods on swallowing function in patients with dysphagia secondary to Parkinson's Disease

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to assess 3 novel neuromodulation approaches - namely, pharyngeal stimulation, high frequency (5Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and low frequency (1Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on swallowing function in patients with dysphagia after Parkinson's Disease. A total of 66 patients are planned to be recruited, randomised to one of the 3 technologies or a sham treatment. A single treatment will be given and the effects will be assessed with a barium exam called videofluoroscopy within the 1st hour after the treatment. In addition, some measures of brain function will be recorded, before and after the treatments using single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Conditions

• Dysphagia
• Parkinson Disease
• Swallowing Disorder.Other Specified
• Brain Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	repetitive magnetic stimulation	Neurostimulation

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-01
• Primary completion: 2021-04-30
• Completion: 2021-08-30
• First posted: 2017-08-17
• Last updated: 2022-06-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom