Assessment of the Effects of Mental Practice on Tongue Strength in Brain-damaged Patients

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid30 enrolled

Overview

The main objective is to evaluate the effects of action-observation training on tongue strength in brain-damaged patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Movement, Involuntary

Interventions

Action observationBEHAVIORAL

The idea is to show some videos with the aim of improving patients' tongue strength.

Placebo groupBEHAVIORAL

The idea is to show some videos of vegetation with the aim of having an intervention time but ineffective.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 70 * Date of injury : 6 months onwards * Medical diagnosis: brain damage or head trauma * Clinical diagnosis of dysphagia by videofluoroscopy or V-CAM and expert opinion. Exclusion Criteria: * Not understanding verbal or auditory/visual commands through the Boston Test * Present behavioural alterations * Presence of seizures * Presence of tracheotomy * Impulsivity * Attention Problems

Locations (1)

CSEU La Salle

Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Lingual strength

The IOPI instrument has a mechanical sensor that evaluates the force.

Time frame: Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months

Secondary Outcomes

Cervical Range of motion

The cervical goniometer will measure the active cervical range of motion

Time frame: Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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