The effects of two swallowing therapy approaches on swallowing in older adults.

A comparative study of the effects of two swallowing therapy approaches (Shaker exercise and surface electrotherapy) on the muscle activities and clinical swallowing function in healthy older adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016031026999N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-09

Start date

2016-05-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

aging. Abnormal results of function studies of peripheral nervous system and special senses

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: Surface electrotherapy on the submental muscles bilaterally for 2 weeks (five consecutive daily sessions per week) using a surface electrical stimulator device with

Rehabilitation

intervention group: Surface electrotherapy on the submental muscles bilaterally for 2 weeks (five consecutive daily sessions per week) using a surface electrical stimulator device with stimulation fre

Control group: The Head Lift Exercise (Shaker exercise) for 2 weeks (five consecutive daily sessions per week) including 3 sets of exercise a day which consisted of isometric and isokinetic phases of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Over the age of 60; having a desire to involve in such a health program; no history of neurological (such as stroke, TBI, MS, ALS, Parkinson, epilepsy and dementia) and/or myopathic disorders; no history of head and neck cancer; no history of chronic neck pain or other neck problems; no history of difficulties in swallowing function. Exclusion criteria: Impropriety of the recorded EMG signals; an intolerance of surface electrotherapy on the neck; no regular participation in the intervention sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Micro volt. sEMG.;Mean of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Micro volt. sEMG.;Duration of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Duration of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Time to peak of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Time to peak of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Median frequency of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Hertz, sEMG.;Median frequency of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Hertz, sEMG.	—

Measure

Time frame

Mean of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Micro volt. sEMG.;Mean of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Micro volt. sEMG.;Duration of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Duration of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Time to peak of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Time to peak of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Seconds, sEMG.;Median frequency of submental muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Hertz, sEMG.;Median frequency of infrahyoid muscles activity during swallowing. Timepoint: Before intervention. immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Hertz, sEMG.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMarziyeh Poorjavad

Tehran university of medical sciences

mpoorjavad@yahoo.com ; m-poorjavad@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 7753 5132

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026