Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Transcutaneous interferential current electrical stimulation of the neck
Sponsors
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with acute stroke aged 18 years or older and within 7 days of onset. 2.Patients with a Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) score of 6 or less at the time of obtaining consent. 3.Patients with a Japan Coma Scale (JCS) score of less than 30. 4.Individuals who provide written informed consent for participation in this study, either personally or through a legally authorized representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a history of surgery for neck cancer. 2.Patients with implanted medical devices (e.g., cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants). 3.Patients with a pulse rate of less than 40 beats per minute. 4.Pregnant or lactating women. 5.Patients judged as inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients who could continue transcutaneous interferential current electrical stimulation of the neck as scheduled until 14 days after the start of intervention (or at the time of discharge) (completion rate) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS), 1% citric acid cough test before and after intervention, incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia, modified Rankin Scale (mRS), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTomohisa Nezu
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics
Outcome results
None listed