Brain zaps and swallow drills: new combo therapy for tube patients
NCT ID NCT07381946
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique (rTMS) combined with standard swallowing exercises can help patients who have trouble swallowing after a breathing tube is removed. Sixty adults will be randomly assigned to either swallowing training alone or swallowing training plus rTMS. The goal is to improve oral feeding ability and reduce complications like pneumonia.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age greater than 18 years; 2. Tracheal intubation for more than 48 hours; 3. Clear consciousness at the time of assessment, able to understand and follow the simple instructions of the researchers; 4. Patients have dysphagia, and the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) assessment is at levels Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous history of dysphagia; 2. Undergoing tracheotomy; 3. History of epilepsy; 4. Having metal implants in the brain; 5. Implanted with a cardiac pacemaker; 6. Under absolute isolation (such as open or infectious pulmonary tuberculosis);
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongnan hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070
Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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