The Impact of Diaphragm Training on Dysphagia in Bulbar Palsy After Ischemic Stroke

The Impact of Diaphragm Training on Dysphagia in Bulbar Palsy After Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study

This was a prospective multicenter study. the patients after stroke with were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group. All patients were given comprehensive rehabilitation therapy. During the treatment, enteral nutrition support was provided for the two groups by Intermittent Oro-esophageal tube feeding. The observation group will be given Diaphragm Training Nutritional status, dysphagia, quality of life and depression before and after treatment were compared.

Dysphagia in patients after stroke continues to be a challenge. This was a prospective multicenter study. the patients after stroke with were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group. All patients were given comprehensive rehabilitation therapy. During the treatment, enteral nutrition support was provided for the two groups by Intermittent Oro-esophageal tube feeding. The observation group will be given Diaphragm Training Nutritional status, dysphagia, quality of life and depression before and after treatment were compared.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age ≥ 18 years;
• meeting the diagnostic criteria of Bulbar Palsy After Ischemic Stroke;
• any degree of dysphagia at admission;
• steady vital signs, without severe cognitive impairment or sensory aphasia, able to cooperate with the assessment.
• clear mind.

Exclusion Criteria:

• complicated with other neurological diseases;
• damaged mucosa or incomplete structure in nasopharynx;
• tracheostomy tube plugged;
• unfeasible to the support of parenteral nutrition;
• simultaneously suffering from liver, kidney failure, tumors, or hematological diseases.