TerminatedNot Applicable

Stellate Ganglion Block: A Breakthrough Treatment for Post-Stroke Pharyngeal Dysphagia

Stopped: ethical issues

China65 participantsStarted 2022-06-21

Plain-language summary

This was a multicenter randomized controlled study. 66 post-stroke patients with pharyngeal dysphagia were randomly allocated to the observation group (n=33) or the control group (n=33). Both groups were provided with comprehensive rehabilitation including routine rehabilitation and swallowing function training. Besides, the observation group additionally underwent the stellate ganglion block (SGB). At admission and after 20-day treatment, Kubota water swallowing test, video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), and Rosenbek penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) were used to assess swallowing function.

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 30 and 80 years; * New-onset stroke, confirmed by head CT or MRI; * The course of disease between 1 to 6 months; * With pharyngeal dysphagia shown by VFSS; * Stable vital signs; * Voluntary participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to Lidocaine injection or vitamin B12 injection; * Severe cognitive impairment; * Coagulation disorders; * Severe dysfunction of organs including heart, lungs, kidney, liver, etc.; * Complicated with other neurological diseases; * With severe oral dysphagia (results of the VFSS oral phase as 2 or 3 points); * Dysphagia caused by other diseases or reasons.

What they're measuring

Video fluoroscopic swallowing study

Timeframe: day 1 and day 20

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06189560

SponsorZeng Changhao

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-02

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