NCT01777672.
Methods | RCT |
Participants | 100 people with oropharyngeal dysphagia due to stroke episode within last 3 months |
Interventions | Control group: recommendations from patient healthcare providers Experimental group 1: oral TRPV1 (natural capsaicin) plus recommendations from patient healthcare providers Experimental group 2: pharyngeal electrical stimulation plus recommendations from patient healthcare providers Experimental group 3: transcutaneous electrical stimulation plus recommendations from patient healthcare providers |
Outcomes | VFSS‐PAS, oropharyngeal reconfiguration, timing and extent of hyoid motion, bolus propulsion force of tongue Episodes of aspiration pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection Clinical outcomes of nutritional status, complications and clinical symptoms, mortality rates, cause of death |
Notes | Study completed; awaiting published data |