NCT06988215Recruiting
Effect of Kinesiology Taping and Swallowing Exercises on Suprahyoid Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
The Effects of Kinesiology Taping Combined With Swallowing Exercises on Oropharyngeal Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Function in Dysphagia Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients: An Ultrasonographic Assessment in a Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 May 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 36 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 May 2025
- Start date
- 4 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- 10 Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT06988215
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 36
- From 4 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 10 Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Known allergy to kinesiology tape or its components
- Medically unstable conditions
- Primary esophageal disorders (e.g., achalasia, upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction)
Other
- Open wounds or unresolved skin problems in the neck area
Who the study is looking for
- 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
Age in the registry: 50 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training Research Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Istanbul | Turkey (Türkiye) | Recruiting |
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