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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of chin tuck against resistance exercise on swallowing function, depression, and quality of life in acute stroke patients with dysphagia.
The study is an experimental research design, with participants randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. The experimental group will undergo chin tuck against resistance exercises, while the control group will receive traditional swallowing rehabilitation training. The subjects of this study are patients from the neurology and rehabilitation wards of a medical center in northern Taiwan. The research tools include a personal basic information questionnaire, the standardized swallowing assessment, the Functional Oral Intake Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Taiwan version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire. Data collection for both groups will be conducted using a pre-test and post-test method.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental Group | Experimental | Experimental Group:Participants in this group will receive traditional swallowing rehabilitation combined with chin tuck against resistance (CTAR) training to enhance suprahyoid muscle strength and improve swallowing function. |
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| Control Group | Placebo Comparator | Control Group:Participants in this group will receive only traditional swallowing rehabilitation without any additional CTAR training. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| chin tuck against resistance exercise | Behavioral | Both groups of patients will receive traditional swallowing rehabilitation therapy; however, the experimental group will additionally perform CTAR exercises. The procedure is as follows:Ask the patient to sit, then, press the chin firmly against the inflatable rubber ball, for isometric exercise, the chin is pressed down against the resistance of the ball and held for 60 seconds as one round, with a total of three rounds. And for isotonic exercise, the chin presses down against the resistance of the ball and holds for one second per repetition, with a total of 30 repetitions. Performing both isometric and isotonic exercises constitutes one set of exercises. For isometric exercise, the chin is pressed down against the resistance of the ball and held for 60 seconds as one round, with a total of three rounds. For isotonic exercise, the chin presses down against the resistance of the ball and holds for one second per repetition, with a total of 30 repetitions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| swallowing function | Use the Functional Oral Intake Scale(FOIS) 、calculating the residual volume of 60 ml of water, swallowing speed, and whether a nasogastric tube is in place to assess swallowing function. FOIS items range from 1 to 7,the higer the better swallowing function。The less residual water and fast swallowing speed(ml/sec), the better the swallowing function. The absence of a nasogastric tube also indicates improvement in swallowing. | before intervention and up to 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Depression | Use the Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ-9) to assess depression,the score ranges from 0 to 27 points: 0-4 indicates no depressive symptoms, 5-9 indicates mild depression, 10-14 indicates moderate depression, 15-19 indicates moderately severe depression, and 20-27 indicates severe depression. | before intervention and up to 6 and 10 weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Fang-Ju Lin | Contact | +886-23123456 | 262788 | linfunzoe@ntuh.gov.tw |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020521 | Stroke |
| D003680 | Deglutition Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| Swallowing-Related Quality of Life | use the Taiwanese version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire to evaluate quality of Life. The questionnaire consists of 44 questions, scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Each question has a maximum score of 5 and a minimum score of 1. Higher scores on the questionnaire indicate a better quality of life. | before intervention and up to 6 and 10 weeks |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D004935 | Esophageal Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D010608 | Pharyngeal Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |