Simple chewing exercises may help stroke survivors eat better

NCT ID NCT06637033

Summary

This study tested whether adding brief chewing exercises before meals could help stroke patients with swallowing difficulties. 120 stroke patients were randomly assigned to either receive standard care or standard care plus 10 minutes of chewing training before each feeding. Researchers measured whether this simple addition improved patients' quality of life, nutritional status, and swallowing safety over 15 days.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Renmin Hospital of SND

    Suzhu, China

  • ZZU No.1 Hospital

    Zhenzhou, China

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