The therapeutic effect of capsaicin on oropharyngeal dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Capsaicin is a specific agonist of TRPV1 (multimodal sensory receptor), which improves oropharyngeal dysphagia by increasing sensory input from the oropharynx and hypopharynx and by increasing repetitive stimulation of the cerebral cortex. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of capsaicin on swallowing disorders in stroke patients and the elderly.

Method

We searched Medline, Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases. We used the Mesh terms search database to screen all clinical trials that complied with the inclusion criteria. Studies were subjected to literature screening, quality assessment, and data extraction to remove studies that did not meet the inclusion criteria. After literature screening, quality assessment, and

SUBMITTER: Yang CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9679510 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature