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

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