Clinical Trial: i-BiSSkApp for Swallowing Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Parkinson Disease
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: At-Home Skill Training Using Biofeedback for Swallowing Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease
Brief Summary:
Aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia is a leading cause of death in Parkinson's disease (PD).Dysphagia intervention in the United States involves evaluation at onset of dysphagia symptoms followed by short-term therapy.Traditional therapy relies on verbal instruction and low-tech at-home exercise regimens without visual biofeedback; lacking a monitoring of accuracy or strength of exercise.Available biofeedback is office-based, bulky and expensive, thus, not readily used.The Biofeedback in Strength and Skill…
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