Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation versus None for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Rationale, Design, and Protocol for the Parallel Group Superiority Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Acute Stroke Dysphagia Trial (PhEAST) (ISRCTN98886991)

Jacqueline K. Benfield, Lisa F. Everton, Lisa J. Woodhouse, Iris Isheanesu Mhlanga, Corinne Latulipe, Cameron J.C. Skinner, Amanda Buck, Gemma Squires, Cristina Roadevin, Roxanne Fiddy-Kent, Nazrana Munsif, Gwenllian Wilkinson, Kennedy M. Cadman, Tiffany Hamilton, Patrick Smith, Jason P. Appleton, Rainer Dziewas, Helle K. Iversen, Kailash Krishnan, Karl Matz, Satish Mistry, Craig J. Smith, Thorsten Steiner, Nikola Sprigg, Alan A. Montgomery, Marilyn James, Timothy J. England, Shaheen Hamdy, Philip M. Bath

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DOI: 10.1159/000553643
Published: 2026-07-21
Container: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
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@article{allodium:10.1159/000553643,
  title = {Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation versus None for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Rationale, Design, and Protocol for the Parallel Group Superiority Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Acute Stroke Dysphagia Trial (PhEAST) (ISRCTN98886991)},
  author = {Jacqueline K. Benfield and Lisa F. Everton and Lisa J. Woodhouse and Iris Isheanesu Mhlanga and Corinne Latulipe and Cameron J.C. Skinner and Amanda Buck and Gemma Squires and Cristina Roadevin and Roxanne Fiddy-Kent and Nazrana Munsif and Gwenllian Wilkinson and Kennedy M. Cadman and Tiffany Hamilton and Patrick Smith and Jason P. Appleton and Rainer Dziewas and Helle K. Iversen and Kailash Krishnan and Karl Matz and Satish Mistry and Craig J. Smith and Thorsten Steiner and Nikola Sprigg and Alan A. Montgomery and Marilyn James and Timothy J. England and Shaheen Hamdy and Philip M. Bath},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra},
  doi = {10.1159/000553643},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000553643}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation versus None for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Rationale, Design, and Protocol for the Parallel Group Superiority Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Acute Stroke Dysphagia Trial (PhEAST) (ISRCTN98886991)
AU  - Jacqueline K. Benfield
AU  - Lisa F. Everton
AU  - Lisa J. Woodhouse
AU  - Iris Isheanesu Mhlanga
AU  - Corinne Latulipe
AU  - Cameron J.C. Skinner
AU  - Amanda Buck
AU  - Gemma Squires
AU  - Cristina Roadevin
AU  - Roxanne Fiddy-Kent
AU  - Nazrana Munsif
AU  - Gwenllian Wilkinson
AU  - Kennedy M. Cadman
AU  - Tiffany Hamilton
AU  - Patrick Smith
AU  - Jason P. Appleton
AU  - Rainer Dziewas
AU  - Helle K. Iversen
AU  - Kailash Krishnan
AU  - Karl Matz
AU  - Satish Mistry
AU  - Craig J. Smith
AU  - Thorsten Steiner
AU  - Nikola Sprigg
AU  - Alan A. Montgomery
AU  - Marilyn James
AU  - Timothy J. England
AU  - Shaheen Hamdy
AU  - Philip M. Bath
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
DO  - 10.1159/000553643
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APA

Benfield, J. K., Everton, L. F., Woodhouse, L. J., Mhlanga, I. I., Latulipe, C., Skinner, C. J., Buck, A., Squires, G., Roadevin, C., Fiddy-Kent, R., Munsif, N., Wilkinson, G., Cadman, K. M., Hamilton, T., Smith, P., Appleton, J. P., Dziewas, R., Iversen, H. K., Krishnan, K., Matz, K., Mistry, S., Smith, C. J., Steiner, T., Sprigg, N., Montgomery, A. A., James, M., England, T. J., Hamdy, S., & Bath, P. M. (2026). Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation versus None for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Rationale, Design, and Protocol for the Parallel Group Superiority Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Acute Stroke Dysphagia Trial (PhEAST) (ISRCTN98886991). Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra. https://doi.org/10.1159/000553643

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