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SynthesisClinical interventions in aging2020

Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Abayneh Alamer, Haimanot Melese, Fetene Nigussie

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinical interventions in aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07492719 (Effectiveness of Visual Biofeedback-Assisted Oropharyngeal Exercises Combined With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Post-Stroke Dysphagia), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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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.

NCT07492719 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Visual Biofeedback-Assisted Oropharyngeal Exercises Combined With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorGazi UniversityRan2026 to 2028Enrolled34ConditionsDysphagia After Stroke, Stroke, Dysphagia, Swallowing DisordersArmsSuprahyoid Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), Visual Biofeedback Training, Conventional Oropharyngeal Exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abayneh AlamerDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-4781-8307
Haimanot MeleseDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-8617-0032
Fetene NigussieDepartment Of Nursing Institute of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, DebreBerhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-2317-7840
Mekelle University · ETDebre Berhan University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this review was to summarize the latest best scientific evidence on the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on swallowing function in dysphagic stroke patients. A comprehensive systematic search of literature published between November 2014 and May 2020 was performed using the following electronic databases: PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, PEDro, Science Direct, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and Scopus. Only randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on swallowing function in dysphagic stroke patients were included. Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has been used to evaluate the risk of bias of included trials. This review was reported in accordance with PRISMA statement guideline. The methodological quality of the studies was determined using PEDro scale and GRADE approach. Evidence of overall quality was graded from moderate to high. Eleven RCTs involving 784 patients were analyzed. The primary outcome measures of this review were functional dysphagia scale (FDS) and standard swallowing assessment. This review found neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) coupled with traditional swallowing therapy could be an optional intervention to improve swallowing function after stroke in rehabilitation department.

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Deglutition DisordersElectric StimulationElectric Stimulation TherapyHumansMalePhysical Therapy ModalitiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStrokeStroke RehabilitationTreatment Outcomeneuromuscular electrical stimulation; NMESstrokeswallowing dysfunctionsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID32943855
PMCPMC7481288
OpenAlexW3082580760

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