Clinical trial NCT06329024: The Impact of Myofascial Release Therapy on Dysphagia in Post-stroke Patients
Official title: The Impact of Myofascial Release Therapy on Dysphagia in Post-stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dysphagia
Lead sponsor: Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2024-03-25
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to explore Clinical Effect of Myofascial Release Therapy in Dysphagic Stroke Survivors. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Can Myofascial Release Therapy improve swallowing function in Stroke Survivors? Patients will be randomly allocated into the control group or the experimental group, all under rehabilitation treatment, the experimental group will be given Myofascial Release Therapy. The study lasts 21 days for each patient. Researchers will compare the Functional Oral Intake Scale, Penetration-Aspiration Scale, Swallowing Quality of Life to see if the Myofascial Release Therapy can help improve the situation.

Detailed description: Myofascial release, also known as fascial release or fascial manipulation, is a physical therapy used to treat muscle and fascial tissue tension or pain. It involves applying appropriate pressure and stretching to release tight fascia and soft tissues, improving blood circulation, alleviating pain, and promoting rehabilitation.

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore Clinical Effect of Myofascial Release Therapy in Dysphagic Stroke Survivors. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Can Myofascial Release Therapy improve swallowing function in Stroke Survivors? Patients will be randomly allocated into the control group or the experimental group, all under rehabilitation treatment, the experimental group will be given Myofascial Release Therapy. The study lasts 21 days for each patient. Researchers will compare the Functional Oral Intake Scale, Penetration-Aspiration Scale, Swallowing Quality of Life to see if the Myofascial Release Therapy can help improve the situation.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* age ≥ 18 years;
* meeting the diagnostic criteria of stroke;
* any degree of dysphagia at admission;
* steady vital signs, without severe cognitive impairment or sensory aphasia, able to cooperate with the assessment.
* transferred out within three weeks of hospitalization in the neurology department.

Exclusion Criteria:

* complicated with other neurological diseases;
* damaged mucosa or incomplete structure in nasopharynx;
* tracheostomy tube plugged;
* unfeasible to Myofascial Release;
* simultaneously suffering from liver, kidney failure, tumors, or hematological diseases.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Penetration-Aspiration Scale
timeFrame: day 1 and day 15
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Swallowing Quality of Life questionnaire
timeFrame: day 1 and day 15
measure: Patient health questionnaire-9
timeFrame: day 1 and day 15
measure: Functional Oral Intake Scale
timeFrame: day 1 and day 15
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Site Coordinator of United Medical Group
name: Nieto Luis
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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