RecruitingNCT06166680

Tongue Muscular Assessment in Healthy Children

Assessment of Tongue Motor Functions in Healthy Children

Sponsor

Université Catholique de Louvain

Enrollment

300 participants

Start Date

Aug 1, 2023

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Healthy

Summary

This study aims to obtain normative values for tongue motor functions in healthy children.

Eligibility

Min Age: 4 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

Being between the ages of 4 and 17

Exclusion Criteria10

Eating disorder
Dysphagia
Cardiorespiratory disorder
Neurological disorder (including neuromuscular disorders)
Previous or ongoing obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
Previous or ongoing cancer of the head or neck
Previous oral or pharyngeal surgery (except for the surgical removal of wisdom teeth)
Cranial, oral or upper airway malformation (ex.: nasal cavities, pharynx)
Previous or ongoing orthodontic treatment (e.g. braces)
More than 33% of positive answers to the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (8/22)

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Interventions

OTHERSleep quality assessment

The following item will be assessed in all subjects (n=420): 1\. Sleep, through the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.

OTHERAnthropometry

The following items will be assessed in all subjects (n=420): 2\. Anthropometric data : 2.1 Height; 2.2 Weight; 2.3 Maximal mouth opening; 2.4 Maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate (with the Quick Tongue-Tie assessment tool)

OTHERTongue strength assessment

The following items will be assessed in all subjects (n=420): 3\. Tongue pressure (in kPa) exerted against the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) bulb while swallowing. 4\. Tongue peak pressure (i.e., the maximal pressure - Pmax - exerted against the IOPI bulb) during 3 sec. of tongue elevation. 5\. Tongue peak pressure during 3 sec. of tongue protrusion.

OTHERTongue endurance assessment

The following items will be assessed in all subjects (n=420): 6\. The tongue endurance (i.e., the time to task failure in maintaining a pressure equal to 50%Pmax against the IOPI bulb) during tongue elevation. 7\. The tongue endurance during tongue protrusion.

OTHEROrofacial praxis assessment

\- The following item will be assessed in a subset of subjects (n=31): 8. Orofacial praxis through the Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale (MBLF) test.