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CompletedNCT02718963Updated Nov 12, 2020Results posted

Treatment of Dysphagia by Using a Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device

An interventional study of Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device in Deglutition Disorders, sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-11-12.

Sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jul 2015, registered Mar 2016).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the synchronized electrical stimulation device effective in the treatment of dysphagia.

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  • Design: Prospective study
  • Inclusion criteria of the patient group: who has a dysphagia symptom and confirmed by video-fluoroscopic swallowing study(N=10)
  • Inclusion criteria of the control group: who does not have any dysphagia symptoms, and does not have any underlying disease(N=10)
  • Setting: Hospital rehabilitation department
  • Intervention: Participants are applied electrical stimulation by a "Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device(SESD)"
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Conditions studied

  • Deglutition Disorders

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In context

Deglutition Disorders

710 studies on the registry are indexed under Deglutition Disorders; 219 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 60 across 471 interventional studies indexed under Deglutition Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,860 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • who have dysphagia symptoms and verified deglutition disorder by video fluoro swallowing study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • who reject the checkup their deglutition function by high resolution manometry
  • who reject apply "Synchronized Electrical Stimulator"
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Control group

    * control group(N=10): who does not have dysphagia symptom * apply Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device * before apply the synchronized electrical stimulation device, we will evaluate the high resolution manometry for evaluation of deglutition function * during apply the synchronized electrical stimulation device, we will evaluate the high resolution manometry for evaluation of deglutition function

    Device: Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device

  • Experimental
    Experimental group

    * experimental group(N=10): who have dysphagia symptoms * apply Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device * before apply the synchronized electrical stimulation device, we will evaluate the high resolution manometry for evaluation of deglutition function * during apply the synchronized electrical stimulation device, we will evaluate the high resolution manometry for evaluation of deglutition function

    Device: Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device

Interventions

  • DeviceSynchronized Electrical Stimulation Device

    electrical stimulation at muscles which related with deglutition

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pressure and Timing Change of Velopharynx, Tongue Base, Low Pharynx and Upper Esophageal Sphincter.

    Maximal pressure, integral, rise time, and duration in the regions of VP and TB (the time interval over the VP and TB integral). The maximal pressure of low pharynx (LP) (C in supplementary 1), maximal pre-upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure (F in supplementary 1), maximal cricopharyngeus (CP) pressure (D in supplementary 1), minimal upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure, upper esophageal sphincter (UES) activity time (the interval between pre-upper esophageal sphincter (UES) peak and post-upper esophageal sphincter (UES) peak; G in supplementary 1), and nadir upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure duration in the region of upper esophageal sphincter (UES).

    Time frame: During the electrical stimulation and electrical stimulation effects of Velopharynx, tongue base, lower pharynx and upper esophageal sphincter

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Results

Posted Nov 12, 2020
Limitations and caveats
First, a small number of subjects were included. Second, the sequential 4-channel NMES was not directly compared with the 2-channel NMES. Third, some prospectively enrolled healthy participants in our study had asymptomatic penetration in VFSS.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneControl GroupExperimental Group
Started1010
Completed99
Not completed11

Outcome measures

PrimaryPressure and Timing Change of Velopharynx, Tongue Base, Low Pharynx and Upper Esophageal Sphincter.

Maximal pressure, integral, rise time, and duration in the regions of VP and TB (the time interval over the VP and TB integral). The maximal pressure of low pharynx (LP) (C in supplementary 1), maximal pre-upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure (F in supplementary 1), maximal cricopharyngeus (CP) pressure (D in supplementary 1), minimal upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure, upper esophageal sphincter (UES) activity time (the interval between pre-upper esophageal sphincter (UES) peak and post-upper esophageal sphincter (UES) peak; G in supplementary 1), and nadir upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure duration in the region of upper esophageal sphincter (UES).

Time frame:
During the electrical stimulation and electrical stimulation effects of Velopharynx, tongue base, lower pharynx and upper esophageal sphincter
Reported as:
Mean · mmHg
Pressure and Timing Change of Velopharynx, Tongue Base, Low Pharynx and Upper Esophageal Sphincter.
mmHgControl GroupExperimental Group
Control, pressure of VP, thin162.04 ± 39.67129.66 ± 45.58
NMES, pressure of VP, thin200.90 ± 70.61170.66 ± 77.10
Control, pressure of tongue base, thick81.59 ± 44.51136.40 ± 27.20
NMES, pressure of tongue base, thick109.22 ± 54.36151.26 ± 34.86
Statistical analysis
  • Control Group vs Experimental Group · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = < 0.05 · Mean difference (final values): 0.05

Adverse events

Collected over 3 days after finishing the examination.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Control Group0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)
Experimental Group0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Control GroupExperimental GroupTotal
Mean51.6 ± 11.9965.9 ± 13.0658.75 ± 12.5
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Control GroupExperimental GroupTotal
Female426
Male6814
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)Control GroupExperimental GroupTotal
Count of participants——0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Control GroupExperimental GroupTotal
South Korea101020
Disease
Disease(Participants)Control GroupExperimental GroupTotal
Stroke044
Brain tumor011
Cerebral palsy011
Guillain-Barre syndrome011
Spinal cord injury011
Unknown022
Healthy10010
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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Publications

  • Park D, Suh JH, Kim H, Ryu JS. The Effect of Four-Channel Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Swallowing Kinematics and Pressures: A Pilot Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Dec;98(12):1051-1059. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001241. PubMed 31180928 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 12, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02718963
Lead sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Responsible party
Ju Seok Ryu (associate professor, Seoul National University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 24, 2016
Start date
Jul 15, 2015
Primary completion
Jun 24, 2016
Completion
Jun 24, 2016
Results posted
Nov 12, 2020
Last update
Nov 12, 2020

Study contacts

Jusuk Ryu, M.D. PhD
study director · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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