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Effect of Kinesiology Taping and Swallowing Exercises on Suprahyoid Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
Led by Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Updated on 2025-05-30
36
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
31 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This randomized controlled single-blind study aims to investigate the effect of kinesiology taping combined with resistance exercises on suprahyoid muscle thickness and swallowing function in patients with stroke-related dysphagia. A total of 36 participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention group receiving real kinesiology taping and a control group receiving placebo taping, both combined with standardized swallowing exercises for 6 weeks. Outcome measures include ultrasonographic evaluation of oropharyngeal muscles (geniohyoid, mylohyoid, anterior digastric, and tongue muscles), swallowing function assessed by the Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test, EAT-10, T-SWAL-QOL, Dysphagia Handicap Index, FOIS, and Functional Ambulation Level. This study will contribute to determining effective rehabilitation methods for improving safe swallowing in post-stroke patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Kinesiology Taping and Swallowing Exercises on Suprahyoid Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged between 50 and 80 years
- Diagnosed with stroke
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than 22
- Voluntary participation with written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Open wounds or unresolved skin problems in the neck area
- Known allergy to kinesiology tape or its components
- Medically unstable conditions
- Primary esophageal disorders such as achalasia or upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training Research Hospital
Istanbul, bahçelievler, Turkey (Türkiye), 34000
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Research Team
E
Elif Büşra Demirel, medical doctor
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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