NCT05235282

Effect of Oral Neuromuscular Training on Swallowing

Effect of Oral Neuromuscular Training on Swallowing Function and Time Until Decannulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this randomized controlled trial the investigators wish to investigate the effect of an oral neuromuscular training device (called IQoro) on swallowing function and time until decannulation from a tracheostomy tube, in patients admitted for neurorehabilitation due to a severe acquired brain injury.

Conditions

• Dysphagia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	IQoro	An acrylic mouth guard with a pulling loop. The mouth guard is placed in the mouth of the patient on the outside of the teeth. The therapist pulls the loop in different directions and the patient try to close his/her mouth on the mouth guard to keep it inside the mouth.
OTHER	Usual care for swallowing function	Cuff deflation, speaking valve, masako exercises, shaker exercises, coughing, stimulation of the oral cavity, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, postural control

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-06
• Primary completion: 2024-05-10
• Completion: 2024-05-10
• First posted: 2022-02-11
• Last updated: 2024-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark