Status:
COMPLETED
The Utility of Cerebellar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Neurorehabilitation of Dysphagia After Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
University of Manchester
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medical Research Council
University of Nottingham
Conditions:
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is designed to explore the effectiveness of non-invasive cerebellar stimulation to enhance motor plasticity in the cortex after stroke. The investigators have shown that the human cerebellum...
Detailed Description
Protocols: Hypothesis 1: Cortical excitability (in both dominant and non-dominant swallowing cortex) to TMS and swallowing behaviour assessed with a swallowing reaction time task will be measured at...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged 18 years and over
- All patients with an acute anterior or posterior cerebral circulation stroke within 6 weeks of symptom onset.
Exclusion
- Advanced dementia
- Previous history of dysphagia
- Patients judged to be clinically unstable
- Presence of implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator
- Any severe chronic medical condition that compromises cardiac or respiratory status
- Patients with acute lower respiratory tract infections requiring antibiotic treatment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 14 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03274947
Start Date
January 14 2019
End Date
October 31 2022
Last Update
December 1 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Upper G.I laboratory, Salford Royal Hospital
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, M6 8HD
2
Stroke Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals
Nottingham, Notthinghamshire, United Kingdom