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. 2018 Oct 30;2018(10):CD000323. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000323.pub3

Guillen‐Sola 2017.

Methods RCT
Participants Subacute ischaemic stroke (1 to 3 weeks) and dysphagia confirmed by videofluoroscopic study with a score ≥ 3 on the 8‐point PAS
Interventions Group I: standard swallow therapy
Group II: inspiratory and expiratory muscle training + standard swallow therapy
Group III: neuromuscular electrical stimulation of suprahyoid muscles, sham inspiratory and expiratory muscle training, and standard swallow therapy
Outcomes Respiratory muscle function (baseline, 3 weeks, and 3 months), severity of dysphagia (PAS) (baseline and 3 months), and occurrence of respiratory complications (chest x‐ray, fever); also volume‐viscosity swallow test (V‐VST), Functional Oral Intake Scale, and Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (baseline, 3 weeks, and 3 months)
Notes Study published; in the process of extracting data