An interventional study of Transcranial direct current stimulation and Sham stimulation in Stroke and Dysphagia, sponsored by University Hospital Muenster. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-10-14.
Sponsored by University Hospital Muenster · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether transcranial direct current stimulation of the cerebral swallow motor cortex in addition to standard care can enhance recovery of swallow function in acute dysphagic stroke patients compared to sham treatment plus standard care.
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20 Minutes of transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, 1 mA) administered over the contralesional cortical swallow motor area once daily over 4 consecutive days. In case of a brainstem stroke stimulation will be applied over the cortical swallow motor area of the right hemisphere.
Device: Transcranial direct current stimulation
20 Minutes of sham transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, no current applied) administered over the contralesional cortical swallow motor area once daily over 4 consecutive days. In case of a brainstem stroke sham stimulation will be applied over the cortical swallow motor area of the right hemisphere.
Device: Sham stimulation
20 Minutes of transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, 1 mA) administered over the contralesional cortical swallow motor area once daily over 4 consecutive days. In case of a brainstem stroke stimulation will be applied over the cortical swallow motor area of the right hemisphere.
Also known as: tDCS
20 Minutes of sham transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, no current applied) administered over the contralesional cortical swallow motor area once daily over 4 consecutive days. In case of a brainstem stroke sham stimulation will be applied over the cortical swallow motor area of the right hemisphere.
Also known as: sham tDCS
FEDSS (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Dysphagia Severity Scale) Score
Time frame: Within three days after the last stimulation session
Diet at discharge
Time frame: by the time of discharge, an expected average of 2 weeks after the last stimulation session
Dysphagia Severity Rating Score
Time frame: within three days after the last stimulation session
Endoscopically assessed swallow function
Improvement of salient endoscopic findings
Time frame: within three days after the last stimulation session
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