Mind over mouth: mental practice may ease Post-Stroke swallowing trouble
NCT ID NCT07656844
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding mental practice of swallowing to standard therapy helps people who have trouble swallowing after a stroke. 43 adults were split into three groups: one watched swallowing videos then imagined the action, one just imagined swallowing, and one had only standard therapy. After 4 weeks, researchers measured changes in swallowing safety and function. The goal was to see if imagining swallowing, especially with video guidance, could improve recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- motor imagery training (mental practice of swallowing, with or without video observation)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost addition to standard therapy for improving swallowing after stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study (43 people) with no blinding of participants. Results may not apply to all stroke survivors, and the effect may be modest.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic
Ankara, Ankara, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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