Dysphagia after Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient meets the diagnostic criteria of acute stroke in Chinese guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke 2018 and the diagnostic criteria of dysphagia in Scotch College's Guide for dysphagia. 2. 3 days (72 hours) <= Course of disease <= 7 days; 3. FOIS score ranged 2 to 4; 4. The patients present with pharyngeal symptoms, including delayed swallowing, or decreased oral volume, or chocking and coughing; 5. Aged 40 to 80 years; 6. Informed consent signed voluntarily by the patient or legal representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient with dysphagia before the onset of the disease; 2. The patients were expected to survive for less than 3 months; 3. The patient with medulla oblongata infarction; 4. The patient with consciousness disorder; 5. The patient unable to complete the study due to mental disorders and cognitive impairment (mini-cog < 3 points); 6. The patient unable to tolerate acupuncture; 7. A woman who is pregnant, planning to be pregnant, or breastfeeding; 8. The patient had received thrombolytic therapy after the onset of the disease; 9. Participants in other clinical trials in the past 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Oral Intake Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nutrition risk screening;Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire;the Volume-viscosity swallow test;Water Swallow Test;Patient Reported Outcome;National Institute of Health stroke scale;Standardized Swallowing Assessment;Incidence of Pneumonia;Results of Fberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaonong FAN
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed