Trial reportDysphagia2012
The effect of surface electrical stimulation on swallowing in dysphagic Parkinson patients.
Trial report in Dysphagia, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatment of Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- A comprehensive review of the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease dysphagia and aspiration.Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2020Pooled it
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for idiopathic Parkinson's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Perceptions of neuromuscular electrostimulation of patients with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers: the impact on swallowing and speech from a qualitative perspective.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation Strategies for Sleep and Autonomic Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2025Review
- Swallowing outcomes in dysphagia interventions in Parkinson's disease: a scoping review.BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2023Article
- Effects of Varying Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Pulse Duration on Swallowing Kinematics in Healthy Adults.Dysphagia · 2022Article
- Swallow-related quality of life and oropharyngeal dysphagia in myotonic dystrophy.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 · 2020Article
- Non-pharmacological Treatment Challenges in Early Parkinson's Disease for Axial and Cognitive Symptoms: A Mini Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Review
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Review
- Oro-Pharyngeal Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders.Journal of movement disorders · 2019Article
- Benefit from the Chin-Down Maneuver in the Swallowing Performance and Self-Perception of Parkinson's Disease Patients.Parkinson's disease · 2017Article
- Therapeutic intervention in oropharyngeal dysphagia.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2016Review
- Relative Efficacy of Swallowing versus Non-swallowing Tasks in Dysphagia Rehabilitation: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2013Article
- Early identification and treatment of communication and swallowing deficits in Parkinson disease.Seminars in speech and language · 2013Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Surface electrical stimulation has been applied on a large scale to treat oropharyngeal dysphagia. Patients suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia in the presence of Parkinson's disease have been treated with surface electrical stimulation. Because of controversial reports on this treatment, a pilot study was set up. This study describes the effects of a single session of surface electrical stimulation using different electrode positions in ten patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (median Hoehn and Yahr score: II) and oropharyngeal dysphagia compared to ten age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects during videofluoroscopy of swallowing. Three different electrode positions were applied in random order per subject. For each electrode position, the electrical current was respectively turned "on" and "off" in random order. Temporal, spatial, and visuoperceptual variables were scored by experienced raters who were blinded to the group, electrode position, and status (on/off) of the electrical current. Interrater and interrater reliabilities were calculated. Only a few significant effects of a single session of surface electrical stimulation using different electrode positions in dysphagic Parkinson patients could be observed in this study. Furthermore, significant results for temporal and spatial variables were found regardless of the status of the electrical current in both groups suggesting placebo effects. Following adjustment for electrical current status as well as electrode positions (both not significant, P > 0.05) in the statistical model, significant group differences between Parkinson patients and healthy control subjects emerged. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the potential therapeutic effect and mechanism of electrical stimulation in dysphagic patients with Parkinson's disease.
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