Trial reportDysphagia2023
Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Conventional Swallowing Rehabilitation Training on Post-stroke Dysphagia.
Trial report in Dysphagia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Swallowing therapy for dysphagia in acute and subacute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Neuromuscular-related interventions for post-stroke dysphagia: a comprehensive narrative review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of transcranial electrical stimulation on post-stroke dysphagia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Pooled it
- Transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on swallowing improvement and cortical activity in hemispheric stroke patients: a randomized, controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Stroke-associated pneumonia: from immunodepression to bedside management and future research directions.Neurological research and practice · 2026Review
- Comparison of the Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation Modalities in Treating Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Meta-Analysis.Dysphagia · 2026Review
- MRI-guided personalized tDCS planning for target engagement of the swallowing motor cortex after stroke: a finite-element modeling study.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Neurogenic Dysphagia: Peripheral and Central Neuromodulation.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
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- Dysphagia in schizophrenia: pathological mechanisms and treatment recommendations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Research hotspots and trends in post-stroke dysphagia: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Optimized transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke dysphagia with small electrodes: a double-blind, randomized, feasibility study protocol.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Authors and funding
9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
To observe the clinical effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with conventional swallowing rehabilitation training on post-stroke dysphagia and explore its long-term efficacy. A total of 40 patients with dysphagia after the first stroke were randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 20) and a conventional group (n = 20). The treatment group received tDCS combined with conventional swallowing rehabilitation training, while the conventional group only received conventional swallowing rehabilitation training. The Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) Scale and the Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) were used to assess dysphagia before and after treatment, at the end of 10 treatments, and at the 3-month follow-up. The changes in infection indicators [the white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT)], the oxygenation indicator [arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO
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