U.S., March 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07479680) titled 'Effect of Direct Chin-tuck Against Resistance on Swallowing Function' on June 13, 2024.
Brief Summary: Chin-tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) is a widely used training method in swallowing rehabilitation that strengthens the suprahyoid muscles, enhancing their contraction during swallowing and promoting the anterior-superior movement of the hyoid-larynx complex, thus improving the swallowing process. In 2022, Dr. Meng et al. discovered that for a patient with ineffective relaxation of the cricopharyngeal muscle, swallowing while performing CTAR significantly increased the immediate relaxation of the cricopharyngeal muscle, allowing th...