ArticleGeroScience2025
Efficacy of swallowing rehabilitative therapies for adults with dysphagia: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Article in GeroScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of antibiotic regimens for bloodstream infections caused by KPC-producing enterobacter: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Neuromuscular-related interventions for post-stroke dysphagia: a comprehensive narrative review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Surface electromyographic biofeedback versus neuromuscular electrical stimulation for post-stroke dysphagia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
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- Suprahyoid Muscle Activity and Fatigue During Tongue Elevation Compared With the Head Lift Exercise: A Surface EMG Study.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of expiratory muscle strength training on swallowing in survivors of critical illness: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2026Article
- Human-AI collaboration for dysphagia rehabilitation from effectiveness to implementation complexity: a systematic review.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Gamified Swallowing Exercises in Adults With Dysphagia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR serious games · 2026Review
- Intermittent oroesophageal vs. nasogastric tube feeding in frail elderly with dysphagia: a retrospective comparative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Post-stroke dysphagia across the care continuum: a full-cycle framework for rehabilitation, supportive care, and community follow-up.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Review
- Evaluating Behavioural Interventions for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Swallowing Manoeuvres, Exercises, and Postural Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Clinical efficacy study on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia based on the regulation of the swallowing neural circuit: protocol for a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Core muscle rehabilitation during early mobilization after stroke: a narrative review and clinical framework.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Dysphagia leads to poor swallowing function and high risk of aspiration; swallowing rehabilitative therapies including jaw exercises, tongue exercises, chin tuck against resistance (CTAR), Shaker exercises, effortful swallow training (EST), traditional dysphagia therapy (TDT), and respiratory muscle training (RMT) including inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) and expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) are a crucial part of dysphagia rehabilitation. However, limited evidence exists on the comparative efficacy of swallowing rehabilitative therapies in adults with dysphagia. This is the first network meta-analysis (NMA) to investigate the comparative efficacy of swallowing rehabilitative therapies for adults with dysphagia. Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and PubMed were comprehensively searched until September, 2024. The Frequentist NMA model was performed in R-Software presenting standardized mean differences with corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for swallowing function and aspiration. Cochrane Q, τ
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