Table 5.

Difference between the groups at week 13 for primary and secondary outcome measures, adjusted for baseline differences.

Outcome Measure	Difference between the 2 groups: NMES-Sham (95%CI) N=127	p-value
Primary Outcome
PASa Total	0.52 (0.06,0.98)	0.027*
PAS Thin	0.81 (0.29,1.33)	0.002*
PAS Thick	−0.13 (−0.96,0.71)	0.767
PAS Pudding	0.23 (−0.57,1.04)	0.570
PAS Banana	0.03 (−0.78,0.84)	0.943
PAS Saltine	0.11 (−0.76,0.98)	0.806
Secondary Outcomes
OPSEb Total	−2.75 (−8.63,3.14)	0.361
Hyoid Anterior Total	0.22 (−1.03,1.47)	0.732
Hyoid Superior Total	−1.30 (−3.63,1.03)	0.274
PSSc Total	2.30 (−3.10,7.69)	0.404
PSS Diet	0.37 (−7.48,8.22)	0.926
PSS Public	6.20 (−3.40,15.81)	0.206
PSS Speech	−0.20 (−4.65,4.25)	0.929
HNCId Speech	−3.37 (−9.81,3.06)	0.304
HNCI Eating	1.41 (−5.28,8.10)	0.679
HNCI Aesthetics	0.49 (−7.98,8.95)	0.910
HNCI Social Disruption	−3.11 (−10.28,4.05)	0.395

^aPenetration Aspiration Scale (PAS)

^bOralpharyngeal Swallowing Efficiency (OPSE)

^cPerformance Status Scale (PSS)

^dHead and Neck Cancer Inventory (HNCI)