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Effect of brain stimulation on the improvement of swallowing disorder in Parkinson's patients

The effectiveness of combined transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and conventional swallowing therapy on improvement of the swallowing disorder in persons with Parkinson’s disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190412043248N1
Enrollment
20
Registered
2019-06-15
Start date
2019-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-08-26

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Conditions

Parkinson. Parkinson's disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Combined treatment group: Patients in this group receive anodal stimulation of tDCS with conventional treatment for 30 minutes. The anodal-tDCS with a 1 mA intensity is inserted bilate

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parkinson's disease with swallowing disorder Not having an implants Being patient in the On phase Age over 18 years Not having a history of dysphagia Non-pregnancy of subjects

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The occurrence of any other neurological disorder (such as stroke, seizure, epilepsy, etc.) during the conduct of the research After the study begins, the implant needs to be used Do not cooperate Getting pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dysphagia score in aspiration-penetration scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the sampling, after the last intervention session and one month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and aspiration-penetration scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Dysphagia handicap index and swallowing disturbance questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the sampling, after the last intervention session and one month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire.;Dysphagia Handicap Index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the sampling, after the last intervention session and one month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Dysphagia Handicap Index.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAliakbar Dashtelei

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

ali_dashtelei@yahoo.com+98 21 7762 8205

Outcome results

None listed

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