CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Sour Taste on Swallowing Function of Patients With Dysphagia After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Turkey (Türkiye)95 participantsStarted 2021-07-15

Plain-language summary

This randomized controlled study was designed to determine the Effect of Sour Taste on Swallowing Function of Patients with Dysphagia After Acute Ischemic Stroke The study was conducted between july 2021 and november 2022 with 95 patients diagnosed with Acute Ischemic Stroke (47 intervention, 48 control) at the neurology clinic and outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Edirne. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Gugging Swallowing Screening Test (GUSS), and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Hospitalized with a confirmed diagnosis of ischemic stroke * Within the first 72 hours after diagnosis * Developed dysphagia * Who could understand and cooperate * Patients who volunteer signed an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cerebral hemorrhage or other neurologic disorders * Patients with severe stroke and high NIHSS scores * Who were likely to experience severe dysphagia * Patients who do not volunteer to participate in the study

What they're measuring

GUSS Swallowing scores and NIHSS Scores

Timeframe: one month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07400822

SponsorAYFER GUNES

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-11-20

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