Status:

UNKNOWN

Assessing Fatiguability of Tongue Muscles in MS

Lead Sponsor:

Thomas More Kempen

Collaborating Sponsors:

Revalidatie & MS Centrum Overpelt

Conditions:

Muscle Weakness

Fatigue

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients with subjective dysphagia will be tested for tongue strength fatigue using a strictly defined fatigue paradigm. A maximum of 40 sets will be performed, each set consis...

Detailed Description

Eligibility is Mini-Mental State Exam-score (MMSE) \> 23, a Eating Assessment Tool-score (EAT-10) \> 3, or a Functional Oral Intake Scale-score (FOIS) \< 7, or failing the Yale Swallow Protocol.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • proven MS
  • subjective dysphagia

Exclusion

  • MMSE \< 23
  • major head and neck surgery
  • history of cancer

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03817073

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

July 1 2021

Last Update

January 25 2019

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Thomas More University College of Applied Sciences

Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2018