EXPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING VERSUS FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON PULMONARY AND SWALLOWING FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202205908494752

Enrollment

Registered

2022-05-18

Start date

2022-05-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

Expiratory muscle strength training

Functional electrical stimulator for the anterior neck

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The subject selection will be according to the following criteria: 1- All Patients of this study will be diagnosed as acute stroke with dysphagia and the diagnosis will be confirmed by computed tomography or MRI (El-Tamawy et al., 2021). 2- Age of patients will be ranged from 55 to 65years (males and females). 3- All patients will be hemodynamically stable. 4- All patients will be diagnosed as ischemic stroke 5- Patients with good cognition that enables them to understand the requirements of the study. 6- Patients with following features: (Abiodun A and Dolapo u , 2021) ? FVC : 60-69% (moderate) ? FEV1 : 60-69% (moderate) ? FEV1/FVC : 50-59% (moderate) ? PEF : 50-80% (yellow zone) ? GUSS : 0-14 (moderate to severe dysphagia with aspiration risk). ? Abnormal arterial blood gases values.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The potential participants will be excluded if they meet one of the following criteria: 1. Patients who cannot follow instructions as sensory aphasia, blindness, dementia, and deafness. 2. Patients with any orthopedic, neurological, or chest disorders that affect trunk muscles control or cause respiratory disorders as COPD. 3. Patients with cognitive and psychiatric disorders. 4. Patients with unstable cardiovascular conditions. 5. Patients with contraindications to abdominal functional electrical stimulation as: • Cardiac pace maker. • Acute abdominal surgery. • Acute neck surgery • Patients with tracheostomy • Any skin diseases. 6. Patients with severe head injury. 7. Patients with Glasgow coma scale below 11. 8. Patients with paralysis of facial muscles. 9. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Respiratory function assessment using hand held lung function spirometry	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Arterial blood gases analyzer	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAzza Fekry

Professor of Physical Therapy

dr.azzafekry@yahoo.com01003029667

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026