NCT07329387

Effectiveness of NMES in Swallowing Rehabilitation in Children With CP

Electrophysiological Investigation of the Effectiveness of NMES Swallowing Difficulty Rehabilitation in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Necmettin Erbakan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose: The aim is to investigate the effectiveness of NMES in the functional and electrophysiological rehabilitation of swallowing difficulties in dysphagic children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Twenty-six children diagnosed with dysphagia, with a mean age of 7.02±2.40 years, were included in the study and randomly allocated into two groups (NMES,n=16;Sham NMES,n=10). In addition to swallowing rehabilitation, stimulation was applied to the groups. Participants were assessed using the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool, Penetration-Aspiration Scale, Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale, Swallowing Ability and Function Evaluation and Electrophysiological Evaluation of the Suprahyoid Muscle in four consistencies.

Detailed description

This study has already been completed; however, at the time of the study, registration in the public trial database had not been performed. Since the journal requires a registration number upon submission, we have completed a retrospective registration to fulfill this requirement. The registration reflects the actual study dates and ensures transparency and compliance with publication standard

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation	For NMES applied to the suprahyoid muscle group, a 80 Hertz frequency, with a transition time of 300-400 microseconds, 40 minutes of Vital Stim application was performed
DEVICE	Sham Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation	Sham NMES involves applying the electrical stimulation device without delivering therapeutic current, serving as a placebo control in randomized clinical trials

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-08-01
• Completion: 2020-01-02
• First posted: 2026-01-09
• Last updated: 2026-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)