ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to identify and synthesize scientific evidence on kinematic measures of swallowing obtained with ultrasound.
Methods:
a protocol following the methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols - extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The search will be made in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, ScienceDirect, Embase, and Google Scholar, using a search strategy developed for PubMed/MEDLINE, which will be adapted for each database. Articles will be initially screened by title and abstract by two independent reviewers who will read their full text according to the eligibility criteria. Data in included articles will be extracted by means of a standardized form and the results presented in a flowchart and narrative summary.
Final Considerations:
once carried out, this protocol will present the state-of-the-art on the research topic and help better understand the possibilities to quantitatively analyze swallowing through ultrasound.
Keywords:
Swallowing; Swallowing Disorders; Biomechanical Phenomena; Ultrasonography