Effect of kinesiology Taping in treatment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using kinesiology Taping in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Stroke Patients Hospitalized in a Rehabilitation Unit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230730058973N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-09

Start date

2023-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia. Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This group will receive traditional treatment techniques and kinesiology tape (Sportex, Korea) simultaneously. The treatment will be presented to the patients durin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The occurrence of stroke in these patients should have been confirmed by a neurologist More than 2 weeks should have passed since their stroke onset An experienced speech and language pathologist should have confirmed the presence of oral-pharyngeal dysphagia in these patients by flexible endoscopic evaluating of swallowing Dysphagia sgould be caused due to a stroke and should not be caused by surgery or drug toxicity Patients should be able to perform voluntary swallowing in these patients and should not be fed through nasogastric tubes Patients should have the essential level of alertness and cognitive ability to follow orders and implement treatment techniques.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Impairment in the Esophageal phase of swallowing History of neurological diseases History of neuromuscular diseases in the head and neck region of the patients Tracheostomy Any specific skin disease or wound in the anterior neck region

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The score of Penetration-Aspiration Scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.;The score of Oral phase impairment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.;The score of Pharyngeal phase impairment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.;The score of Pharyngeal phase delay. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.;The score of Aspiration. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.	—

Measure

Time frame

The score of Penetration-Aspiration Scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.;The score of Oral phase impairment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.;The score of Pharyngeal phase impairment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.;The score of Pharyngeal phase delay. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.;The score of Aspiration. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the 18th treatment session. Method of measurement: Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMajid Soltani

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

soltani-m@ajums.ac.ir+98 61 3374 3101

Outcome results

None listed

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