Exercise for Swallowing Problems After Stroke

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cerebrovascular Accident, Deglutition Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether stroke patients with swallowing problems will show greater swallowing improvement with intense oral exercise than subjects who perform either a low intensity oral exercise or a sham exercise.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00722111

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

83

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-21

Who can join

Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3 months post ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
• 45 years of age or older
• physician approval of medical stability
• aspiration or penetration of the laryngeal vestibule (score of 3 or higher on Penetration/Aspiration Scale) or post swallow residue in the oropharynx
• able to manage own secretions with no signs of aspiration
• the capacity to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• neurologic insult (other than stroke) or neuromuscular disease
• history of radiation to the head or neck
• poorly controlled psychosis
• lack the capacity to complete the exercise program
• refractory alcoholism (on AWD precautions)
• class IV congestive heart failure
• sever chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (home oxygen dependent)
• end-stage renal failure
• allergy to barium (used in radiographic swallowing assessment
• Subjects with known contraindication will be excluded from the MRI portion of the protocol:
• Cardiac pacemakers
• Aneurysm clips
• Neurostimulators
• Cochlear implant
• Ossicular prostheses
• Intracranial or intraorbital foreign bodies
• Claustrophobia

Where it is running

• Wlliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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