Effects of Synchronized Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on the Submental Muscles During Ingestion of a Specified Volume of Soft Food in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Dysphagia Following Stroke

29 March 2021 : Clinical Research

Qian Zhang^12ACE, Shuang Wu^12ABFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928988

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928988

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Table 5 Differences among the groups in incidence of wet voice before and after treatment.

Group	Incidence of wet voice		P value*
Group	After the first treatment	After the 30th treatment	P value*
CT n=28	24 (85.7%)	7 (25.0%)	<0.001
ET n=28	23 (82.1%)	21 (75.0%)	0.480
IST n=27	25 (92.6%)	6 (22.2%)	<0.001
P value^**	0.51	<0.001
P value^***	N/A	<0.001
P value^#	N/A	0.808
P value^##	N/A	<0.001
CT – conventional training; ET – eating training; IST – intensive swallowing training. ^* Before vs after; ^ Among the 3 groups; ^* CT group vs ET group; ^# CT group vs IST group; ^## ET group vs IST group.

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