NCT02470078.

Trial name or title	Randomised controlled trial of pharyngeal electrical stimulation for the treatment of post‐extubation dysphagia in acute stroke patients
Methods	Randomised parallel assignment trial
Participants	60 stroke patients with severe dysphagia post extubation due to acute stroke
Interventions	Pharyngeal electrical stimulation vs sham stimulation
Outcomes	Pneumonia rate; reintubation rate; length of stay; PEG tube placement; swallowing function; time until oral nutrition
Starting date	2015
Contact information	Rainer Dziewas; dziewas@uni‐muenster.de
Notes	Funding: University Hospital Muenster