Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Conditions
Keywords
Parkinson
Brief summary
A randomized control trial will be conducted to test if there will be a significant effect or not, of biofeedback exercises vs traditional exercises for clients with oropharyngeal dysphagia in Parkinson's disease. For this purpose, 32 participants will be taken for the study. Half will be given traditional exercises where as the other half will be given exercises using the biofeedback; tongueomter.
Detailed description
An RCT will be conducted on 32 Parkinson's patients having oropharyngeal dysphagia. FOIS and biofeedback will be used as a baseline instrument to determine the tongue strength and severity of dysphagia at the initial level of the study. The experimental group will perform tongue isometric pressure exercises using biofeedback for twelve sessions, four sessions per week. The control group will perform only traditional tongue-strengthening exercises for twelve sessions, four sessions per week. Both groups will receive therapy for 30 minutes. Both groups will undergo twelve sessions of exercises, starting after a baseline evaluation. Each patient will receive therapy for 30 minutes and have four sessions of therapy weekly. Two exercise protocols will be used. Protocol A will involve biofeedback strengthening exercises using the tongueometer. Protocol B will involve traditional tongue exercises to improve coordination and strength in tongue movement. The experimental group will be instructed to perform Protocol A while the control group will be instructed to perform Protocol B. Each group after randomization will undergo twelve sessions of exercises and baseline assessment will be taken at initial, middle, and final levels.
Interventions
OTHERBiofeedback tool
Biofeedback tool (tongueometer) will be used for experimental group, where as for control group the intervention used in traditional exercises.
traditional exercises were used for the control group
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
The participant will not be aware of the treatment protocol used for their comparison group.
Intervention model description
Two groups will be made. Group A and Group B. One group will have traditional exercises and the other will have exercises using the Biofeedback.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed cases of Parkinson disease * Diagnosed patients of oropharyngeal dysphagia with both genders
Exclusion criteria
* Cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FOIS | 3 Weeks | FOIS is a clinical tool used to assess the functional oral intake of food and liquids in patients with dysphagia. It is a 7-point observer rating clinical scale that was developed to document changes in functional oral intake of liquid and food in stroke patients. FOIS was used for baseline evaluation and post assessment of Experimental and Control group. The experimental group demonstrated a notable increase in FOIS scores, improving from 4 ± 1 at baseline to 6 ± 0 at post-assessment. This indicates significant improvements in swallowing behavior associated with the biofeedback method. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed