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

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