The Effects of Chin Tuck Against Resistance Exercise on Acute Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: chin tuck against resistance exercise.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Acute Stroke, Dysphagia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 100 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effects of Chin Tuck Against Resistance Exercise on Swallowing Function, Depression, and Quality of Life in Acute Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
Overview
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of chin tuck against resistance exercise on swallowing function, depression, and quality of life in acute stroke patients with dysphagia.
Detailed description
The study is an experimental research design, with participants randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. The experimental group will undergo chin tuck against resistance exercises, while the control group will receive traditional swallowing rehabilitation training. The subjects of this study are patients from the neurology and rehabilitation wards of a medical center in northern Taiwan. The research tools include a personal basic information questionnaire, the standardized swallowing assessment, the Functional Oral Intake Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Taiwan version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire. Data collection for both groups will be conducted using a pre-test and post-test method.
Interventions
- Behavioral chin tuck against resistance exercise
Both groups of patients will receive traditional swallowing rehabilitation therapy; however, the experimental group will additionally perform CTAR exercises. The procedure is as follows:Ask the patient to sit, then, press the chin firmly against the inflatable rubber ball, for isometric exercise, the chin is pressed down against the resistance of the ball and held for 60 seconds as one round, with a total of three rounds. And for isotonic exercise, the chin presses down against the resistance of
Primary outcome measures
- swallowing function [Time frame: before intervention and up to 6 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Depression [Time frame: before intervention and up to 6 and 10 weeks]
- Swallowing-Related Quality of Life [Time frame: before intervention and up to 6 and 10 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients diagnosed with hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke, including those with initial diagnoses or recurrent strokes.
- Patients who did not pass the swallowing screening based on the standard swallowing scale.
- Adults aged 18 years and older.
- Vital signs are stable: systolic blood pressure (hemorrhagic < 160 mmHg, ischemic < 220 mmHg), heart rate 40-130 beats per minute, and oxygen saturation > 92%.
- The patient's consciousness is clear, able to express themselves, can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and can follow commands to perform actions.
- The patient can be in a seated position.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients who have had a stroke for more than one month (inclusive).
- Patients with a history of depression or related mental health disorders.
- Patients with a history of neck pain, injury, or disease.
- Patients who have previously undergone tracheostomy or have a tracheostomy tube in place.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University — Taipei
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06674356 · 202408146RINB