Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation For Dysphagia

Research design and methods.

Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for dysphagia.

Pharyngeal electric stimulation pes is a novel treatment for poststroke dysphagia that has shown promise in 3 pilot randomized controlled trials. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation evaluation for dysphagia after stroke pheed the safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. We therefore postulated that low frequency 5 hz intraluminal pharyngeal electrical stimulation may improve disrupted swallowing in ms. The pharyngeal electrical stimulation for early decannulation in tracheotomised stroke patients with neurogenic dysphagia phast trac trial was designed to replicate validate and extend this single centre experience in a larger phase 3 design.

Methods we randomly assigned 162 patients with a recent ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and dysphagia defined as a penetration aspiration score pas of 3 on video fluoroscopy to pes or sham. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the u s. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation pes is a novel rehabilitation treatment for nd. Electrical pharyngeal stimulation eps has been shown to improve swallowing function and in particular decrease airway aspiration in acute stroke patients.

Electrical pharyngeal stimulation for dysphagia treatment in tracheotomized stroke patients. In normal volunteers and patients with subacute stroke and dysphagia pharyngeal electrical stimulation pes at 5 hz and 75 of maximum tolerated intensity typically 10 20 ma for 10 minutes produced the strongest effect on brain excitability measured with transcranial magnetic stimulation tms. Phagenyx base station. A randomized controlled trial.

Phagenyx consists of a base station and a treatment catheter which in combination enable the healthcare professional to deliver personalised dysphagia treatment for every patient. In this pilot study we evaluated the effect of 5 hz pharyngeal electrical stimulation on swallowing function in twenty dysphagic and aspirating ms patients. Crossref medline google scholar. It also records and stores patient information to avoid errors in treatment.

Pes is carried out via location specific intraluminal catheters that are introduced transnasally and enable clinicians to stimulate the pharynx directly.