Biofeedback Training for Swallowing Recovery After Stroke
Tests visual biofeedback training against standard verbal feedback in adults with swallowing difficulty after stroke.
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Registry title: Biofeedback as an Adjunctive Treatment for Post-stroke Dysphagia
Key facts
- Where
- Venice-Lido, ItalySee the site
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- Are you between 18 and 89 years old?
Source: NCT05591040, who can take part
Where in Italy
- Sara NordioVenice-Lido, ItalyTaking people
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
- Trial code
- NCT05591040
- Record updated
- 27 March 2026
- Original description
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether the effect of biofeedback treatment is more effective than a control treatment in the recovery of dysphagia.Read full original descriptionShow less
Biofeedback as an Adjunctive Treatment for Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether the effect of biofeedback treatment is more effective than a control treatment in the recovery of dysphagia.
This study will be a multicentric randomized, single-blind controlled study. The investigators intend to recruit 100 patients who have suffered a stroke and have dysphagia. Fifty patients will undergo training with bio-feedback (experimental group) and the other fifty patients will undergo standard training, using only verbal feedback rather than visual feedback (control group). Our hypothesis, based on the results obtained in some previous studies, is that in the control group the efficacy of the treatment will be lower in the absence of immediate visual feedback of strength, timing, coordination and efficacy of the swallowing act.
Inclusion: first stroke injury; onset from more than six weeks; presence of dysphagia; good comprehension ( not below PT 53 in Token Test); good eyesight and hearing, or adequately corrected.
Exclusion: Severe concomitant illnesses (fever, infections, metabolic problems, serious cardiac insufficiency) that can influence patient's collaboration; All the elements that hinder a good recording of the electromyographic signal (for instance a cutaneous infection, a wound or a dermatitis in the submandibular area); presence of disorders of consciousness; other neurological diseases (for example Parkinson disease); Serious dystonia or unintentional movements; encephalopathy due to multiple infarcts; inability to sustain the experimental treatment.