Patients with pharyngeal dysphagia, and healthy adults dysphagia, interference current stimulation, direct current stimulation
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty minute interference current stimulation and/or 20 minute t-DCS intervention in healthy adults. Swallowing monitor(B4S) is used for analysis. Twenty minute interference current stimulation once
current stimulation
Sponsors
Otaka Yohei
Maeda Hirohumi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with pharyngeal dysphagia and healthyl adults
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Healthy adults 1)Unstable condition 2)People who use cardiac pacemaker 3) People with a metal device like a crip in their heads, 4) with a history of epilepsy 5) with a history of stroke, neuromuscular disease, pharyngeal or laryngeal organic disorders, respiratory diseases or upper gastrointestinal tract diseases.6)Pregnant woman 7)People whom the doctors judge as inappropriate Patients with pharyngeal dysphagia 1)Unstable condition 2)Patients who use cardiac pacemaker 3) Patients with a metal device like a crip in their heads, 4) with a history of epilepsy 5) Pregnant woman 6)Patients whom the doctors judge as inappropriate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the numbers of swallowing reflex and the onset times of each repetitive saliva swallowing reflexes on RSST | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Immediate effects ; Stage transition duration, distance of hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing reflex, penetration aspiration scale using VF findings Short term effects: dysphagia severity scale,eating status scale,functional oral intake scale | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHirofumi Maeda
Fujita Health University Hospital
Outcome results
None listed