Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Treatment of Dysphagia in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
In patients with subacute stroke and dysphagia, PES was safe but did not improve dysphagia. Undertreatment of patients receiving PES may have contributed to the neutral result.

Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: http://www.controlled-trials.com. Unique identifier: ISRCTN25681641.

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Bath, P. M., Scutt, P., Love, J., Clave, P., Cohen, D., Dziewas, R., Iversen, H. K., Ledl, C., Ragab, S., Soda, H., Warusevitane, A., Woisard, V., Hamdy, S., on behalf of the Swallowing Treatment Using Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation (STEPS) Trial Inves Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Cerebrovascular Procedures, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke, Neurostimulation Clinical Sciences Source Type: research