Nutrition Tubes on Sleep Quality in Stroke-related Dysphagia

Palliation to stroke-related dysphagia continues to be a challenge. Although nasogastric tube feeding (NGT) has been adopted widely, the weaknesses have yet to be improved by another enteral nutrition support mode. This study aims to observe the clinical efficacy of intermittent oro-esophageal tube feeding (IOE) in the treatment of stroke-related dysphagia on sleep quality. This is a prospective study with patients with dysphagia after stroke. Patients enrolled are randomly divided equally into 2 groups. All patients receive conventional care, and the observation group received IOE while the control group received NGT for enteral nutrition support. Their sleep quality are compared at baseline and after study.