Status:
UNKNOWN
Assessing Fatiguability of Tongue Muscles in MS
Lead Sponsor:
Thomas More Kempen
Collaborating Sponsors:
Revalidatie & MS Centrum Overpelt
Conditions:
Muscle Weakness
Fatigue
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients with subjective dysphagia will be tested for tongue strength fatigue using a strictly defined fatigue paradigm. A maximum of 40 sets will be performed, each set consis...
Detailed Description
Eligibility is Mini-Mental State Exam-score (MMSE) \> 23, a Eating Assessment Tool-score (EAT-10) \> 3, or a Functional Oral Intake Scale-score (FOIS) \< 7, or failing the Yale Swallow Protocol.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- proven MS
- subjective dysphagia
Exclusion
- MMSE \< 23
- major head and neck surgery
- history of cancer
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03817073
Start Date
March 1 2019
End Date
July 1 2021
Last Update
January 25 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Thomas More University College of Applied Sciences
Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2018