U.S., Feb. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07415785) titled 'NMES Plus Conventional Therapy for Stroke Dysphagia' on Feb. 10.
Brief Summary: Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) combined with traditional dysphagia therapy (TDT) in acute/subacute stroke patients with dysphagia.
Methods: We design a randomized controlled trial to conduct this study. A total of 100 participants with stroke-induced dysphagia are included and randomly assigned to two groups: NMES+TDT and sham NMES+TDT. Participants receive a two-week training protocol, 5 times a week, with each session lasting 30 minutes. Clinical outcomes are recorded at baseline ...