Faculty of Science

Professor Philip M Bath

Stroke Association Professor of Stroke Medicine

philip.bath@nottingham.ac.uk

My research focuses on the clinical diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke dysphagia (PSD). PSD is common and associated with a poor outcome.

I have been involved with, then led, phase-2, -3 and -4 trials of pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) for PSD. The ongoing HTA PhEAST trial addresses NICE requirements for definitive evidence that PES is safe and effective; if the trial is positive, then PES will be introduced into widespread NHS use.

I have supported the development and phase-2 testing of cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for PSD. We are considering whether to test this at phase-3.

These works have supported 3 PhD students, all speech & language therapists.

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N3Centre Research Interests
  • Understanding neural mechanisms
  • Clinical translation/application of neurotechnology.
 

 

Current projects

Project title: HTA Pharyngeal Electrical stimulation for Acute Stroke dysphagia Trial (PhEAST). 

Funding: £2.1m, NIHR 

Key Publications

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  • Dziewas R, Stellato R, van der Tweel I, Walther E. et al. PHAryngeal electrical STimulation for early decannulation in TRACheotomised stroke patients with neurogenic dysphagia (PHAST-TRAC): a prospective randomised single-blinded trial. Lancet Neurology 2018; 17; 849-59

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  • Bath PM, Woodhouse LJ, Suntrup-Krueger S, Likar R, et al. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for neurogenic dysphagia following stroke, traumatic brain injury or other causes: Main results from the PHADER cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Nov 10;28:100608. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100608. PMID: 33294818; PMCID: PMC7700977

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Faculty of Science

The University of Nottingham
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Nottingham, NG7 2RD