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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79146, first published .
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Chin Tuck Against Resistance Exercise With Feedback to Improve Swallowing, Eating, and Drinking in Frail Older People Admitted to Hospital With Pneumonia (CTAR-SwiFt): Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Chin Tuck Against Resistance Exercise With Feedback to Improve Swallowing, Eating, and Drinking in Frail Older People Admitted to Hospital With Pneumonia (CTAR-SwiFt): Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

David Graeme Smithard   1, 2 , BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP ;   Ian Swaine   3 , BSc, PhD ;   Salma Ayis   4 , BSc, PhD ;   Aicha Goubar   4 , BSc, PhD ;   Alberto Gambaruto   5 , MEng, PhD ;   Aoife Stone-Ghariani   2, 6 , MA, MSc ;   Lydia Morgan   7 , BSc, PhD ;   Dharinee Hansjee   8 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Stefan Tino Kulnik   9, 10 , MRes, PhD ;   Elizabeth Lloyd-Dehler   11

1 Centre for Exercise Activity and Rehabilitation, Institute of Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

2 Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, Woolwich, United Kingdom

3 Centre for Exercise Activity and Rehabilitation, Institute of Life Course Development, University of Greenwich, New Eltham, United Kingdom

4 Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

5 School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

6 The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

7 Serona Care and Health CIC, Bristol, United Kingdom

8 School of Health Sciences, University of Greenwich, Eltham, United Kingdom

9 Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg, Austria

10 Digital Health Technologies, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg, Austria

11 Independent Patient Representative, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • David Graeme Smithard, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP
  • Centre for Exercise Activity and Rehabilitation
  • Institute of Lifecourse Development
  • University of Greenwich
  • Old Royal Naval College
  • Park Row
  • London SE10 9LS
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 2083319000
  • Email: david.smithard@nhs.net