Bedside touchscreen aims to help stroke patients swallow safely
NCT ID NCT07810374
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether an interactive bedside education system helps stroke patients with dysphagia, or trouble swallowing, improve their swallowing and quality of life. The trial enrolls 100 adults aged 20 to 75 who are clinically stable within 48 hours of hospital admission for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Participants receive either the interactive system plus routine dysphagia education or routine education alone, and those in the interactive group can use the bedside system for 48 hours. The study measures changes in swallowing difficulty using a 10-item patient questionnaire and tracks quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an interactive bedside dysphagia education system
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give stroke patients with swallowing trouble a simple bedside tool that adds to standard education and may help them swallow better and feel better day to day.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study of 100 people, and an education tool may not change swallowing biology. Any gains could come from extra attention rather than the system itself, and results may not hold for patients with severe aphasia or unstable stroke.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and dysphagia. 2. Aged 20-75 years. 3. Clinically stable and within 48 hours of admission to the inpatient ward. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Impaired consciousness or clinically unstable condition. 2. Moderate to severe aphasia that prevents completion of the study procedures. 3. Unable to understand the study information or complete the required assessments. 4. Unable to complete all scheduled assessment time points.
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Locations
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Hospital
Yuli, Yilan County, 265, Taiwan
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