Effects of Biofeedback Exercises on Severity of Dysphagia in Parkinson's Clients

NCT07026032 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/01763 Gulalai Shafiq Khan
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A randomized control trial will be conducted to test if there will be a significant effect or not, of biofeedback exercises vs traditional exercises for clients with oropharyngeal dysphagia in Parkinson's disease. For this purpose, 32 participants will be taken for the study. Half will be given traditional exercises where as the other half will be given exercises using the biofeedback; tongueomter.

Conditions

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Keywords

Parkinson

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• FOIS

  FOIS is a clinical tool used to assess the functional oral intake of food and liquids in patients with dysphagia. It is a 7-point observer rating clinical scale that was developed to document changes in functional oral intake of liquid and food in stroke patients. FOIS was used for baseline evaluation and post assessment of Experimental and Control group. The experimental group demonstrated a notable increase in FOIS scores, improving from 4 ± 1 at baseline to 6 ± 0 at post-assessment. This indicates significant improvements in swallowing behavior associated with the biofeedback method.

  3 Weeks

Study Arms (2)

Parkinson with dysphagia

EXPERIMENTAL

Diagnosed cases of Parkinson's disease having oropharyngeal dysphagia were taken. The experimental group received exercises through biofeedback.

Other: Biofeedback tool

Parkinson with Dysphagia

OTHER

The second group, that was the control group received traditional tongue exercises.

Other: Biofeedback tool; Other: traditional exercises

Interventions

Biofeedback tool OTHER

Biofeedback tool (tongueometer) will be used for experimental group, where as for control group the intervention used in traditional exercises.

Parkinson with Dysphagia; Parkinson with dysphagia

traditional exercises OTHER

traditional exercises were used for the control group

Parkinson with Dysphagia

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed cases of Parkinson disease
• Diagnosed patients of oropharyngeal dysphagia with both genders

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitive impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fauji Foundation Hospital

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Deglutition Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Esophageal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Pharyngeal Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Study Officials

• Maryam Nadir

  Riphah International University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The participant will not be aware of the treatment protocol used for their comparison group.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Two groups will be made. Group A and Group B. One group will have traditional exercises and the other will have exercises using the Biofeedback.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2025
• First Posted: June 18, 2025
• Study Start: February 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 6, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: June 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)