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

Movement, Involuntary Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the Effects of Action Observation Training on Tongue Strength in Brain-damaged Patients: a Non-randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04615598
• Other study ID #: uammadrid91
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dyskinesias
• Movement, Involuntary

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Action observation
The idea is to show some videos with the aim of improving patients' tongue strength.
• Placebo group
The idea is to show some videos of vegetation with the aim of having an intervention time but ineffective.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	CSEU La Salle	Madrid

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid	Centro Universitario La Salle

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Lingual strength	The IOPI instrument has a mechanical sensor that evaluates the force.	Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months
Secondary	Cervical Range of motion	The cervical goniometer will measure the active cervical range of motion	Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months