NCT03274947.
Trial name or title | The utility of cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation in the neurorehabilitation of dysphagia after stroke |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | 72 participants with post‐stroke dysphagia within 6 weeks of symptom onset |
Interventions | Protocol 1 Experimental group: cerebellar TMS Control group: sham TMS Protocol 2 Experimental group: low‐level cerebellar TMS stimulation (once per day for 3 days) plus standard SLT Experimental group: high‐level cerebellar TMS stimulation (twice per day for 5 days) plus standard SLT Control group: sham stimulation (twice per day for 5 days) plus standard SLT |
Outcomes | Protocol 1: videofluoroscopy before and at 1 hour Protocol 2: videofluoroscopy; functional oral intake scale; dysphagia severity rating scale; feeding status; mRS |
Starting date | 2017 |
Contact information | Shaheen Hamdy; shaheen.hamdy@manchester.ac.uk |
Notes | Funding: University of Manchester, Medical Research Council University of Nottingham |