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Trial reportDysphagia2008

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in stroke patients with oral and pharyngeal dysfunction.

Margareta Bülow, Reneé Speyer, Laura Baijens, Virginie Woisard, Olle Ekberg

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Dysphagia, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 61 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
24.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01731847 nacompletednot on this map

Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) With Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Traditional Swallowing Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Stroke-related Dysphagia

TypeinterventionalSponsorKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.Ran2007 to 2008Enrolled32ConditionsStrokeArmsthe combination group
NCT07445204 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of the Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Techniques on Suprahyoid Muscles and Swallowing Function in Acute Hemiparetic Stroke Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul Arel UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsDysphagia, Stroke, HemiparesisArmsConventional Swallowing Therapy, Vitalstim-Sensory NMES, Vitalstim-Motor NMES, Vitalstim-Combine NMES
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evidence based therapeutic and assessment techniques to rehabilitate post stroke dysphagia patients-A systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  6. Swallowing therapy for dysphagia in acute and subacute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Margareta BülowDiagnostic Centre of Imaging and Functional Medicine, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. margareta.bulow@med.lu.se
Reneé Speyer
Laura Baijens
Virginie Woisard
Olle Ekberg
Maastricht University Medical Centre · NLHôpital Larrey · FRLund University · SEMalmö University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) technique is a dual-channel electrotherapy system designed specifically for the treatment of pharyngeal dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the outcome of NMES versus traditional swallowing therapy (TT) in stroke patients. Three European swallowing centers participated in this randomized trial. Twenty-five patients (16 men and 9 women) were included. Twelve patients were randomized for NMES and 13 for TT. Mean age was 70 years for the NMES group and 71 years for the TT group. Inclusion criteria were (1) patients 50-80 years old with cerebrovascular disease (stroke) for more than 3 months before the study, (2) only patients with hemispheric stroke, (3) no brainstem involvement, (4) ability to swallow, and (5) ability to communicate. Pre- and post-trial measurements were videoradiographic swallowing evaluation, nutritional status, oral motor function test, and a visual analog scale (VAS) for self-evaluation of complaints. All subjects received 15 therapy sessions. Statistically significant positive therapy effects for both NMES and TT combined were found, but there was no statistically significant difference in therapy effect between the groups. The correlations between measurements were low. The patient's subjective experience of improvement had low correlation with the outcome from the objective evaluation.

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AgedAged, 80 and overDeglutitionDeglutition DisordersElectric StimulationFemaleFluoroscopyHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityNutrition AssessmentPain MeasurementPharyngeal DiseasesStroke

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PMID18437464
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