SynthesisJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2023
Transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis.
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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.
Perioperative Use of Dexmedetomidine-esketamine Combination and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Prevention of Neurocognitive Complications in Older Patients After Non-cardiac Surgery: a 2×2 Factorial Trial
Long-term Follow-up of Perioperative Dexmedetomidine-esketamine Combination and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Prevention of Neurocognitive Complications in Older Patients After Non-cardiac Surgery
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor function in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The efficacy of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of combined and single neuromuscular electrical stimulation and traditional swallowing training for neurogenic dysphagia: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled 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 Over the Vagus Nerve Promotes Poststroke Dysphagia Recovery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Combined therapy with contralateral controlled functional electrical stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation for early post-stroke hand dysfunction.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Trial
- Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on swallowing improvement and cortical activity in hemispheric stroke patients: a randomized, controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation on the bilateral cerebellum to improve symptoms of ataxia with multiple system atrophy: a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled pilot study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Trial
- Best Available Evidence on Weaning and Extubation in Mechanically Ventilated Neurocritical Care Patients: An Evidence Summary.Nursing in critical care · 2026Review
- Comparison of the Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation Modalities in Treating Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Meta-Analysis.Dysphagia · 2026Review
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- Symptom clustering of old adult dysphagic patient phenotypes by unsupervised machine learning using multidimensional characteristics: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Post-stroke dysphagia across the care continuum: a full-cycle framework for rehabilitation, supportive care, and community follow-up.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Review
- Transcranial direct current stimulation to improve cognitive function in patients with vascular cognitive impairment: a literature review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- Risk factors for dysphagia after stroke and efficacy evaluation of swallowing function training.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Molecular Changes in the Ischemic Brain as Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Targets-TMS and tDCS Mechanisms, Therapeutic Challenges, and Combination Therapies.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Therapeutic effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation combined with muscle energy technique on post-stroke dysphagia.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundStrokes may cause some swallowing difficulty or associated dysphagia in 25-80% of patients. This phenomenon has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with dysphagia in post-stroke patients.
methodsA systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and MEDLINE was conducted. The articles must have to evaluate an intervention that included transcranial direct current stimulation; the sample had to consist exclusively of patients with post-stroke dysphagia; and the experimental design consisted of randomized controlled trial. Difference in mean differences and their 95% confidence interval were calculated as the between-group difference in means divided by the pooled standard deviation. The I
resultsOf the 9 investigations analyzed, all applied transcranial direct current stimulation in combination with conventional dysphagia therapy to the experimental group. All the studies analyzed identified improvements in swallowing function and meta-analysis confirmed their strong effect on reducing the risk of penetration and aspiration (Hedges's g = 0.55). The results showed that participants who received transcranial direct current stimulation significantly improved swallowing function.
conclusionsTranscranial direct current stimulation has positive effects in the treatment of poststroke dysphagia by improving swallowing function, oral and pharyngeal phase times and the risk of penetration and aspiration. Furthermore, its combination with conventional dysphagia therapy, balloon dilatation with catheter or training of the swallowing muscles ensures improvement of swallowing function. PROSPERO registration ID CRD42022314949.
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