RecruitingNCT06464081

Tongue Muscular Assessment in Children (TMAC) - Reproducibility Testing


Sponsor

Université Catholique de Louvain

Enrollment

56 participants

Start Date

Oct 15, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This study aims to assess intra-rater and inter-rater reliability in measuring tongue motor skills in children.


Eligibility

Min Age: 4 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

  • Aged between 4 and 17 years old

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)

Interested in this trial?

Get notified about updates and connect with the research team.

Interventions

OTHERSleep quality assessment

1\. Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.

OTHERAnthropometry

2\. Anthropometric data : 2.1 Height; 2.2 Weight; 2.3 Maximal mouth opening; 2.4 Maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate The measures 2.3 and 2.4 will be realized via the Quick Tongue-Tie assessment tool

OTHERTongue strength assessment

3\. Tongue pressure while swallowing. 4. Tongue peak pressure during tongue elevation. 5. Tongue peak pressure during tongue protrusion. These measures will be realized via the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) device.

OTHERTongue endurance assessment

6\. The tongue endurance during tongue elevation. 7. The tongue endurance during tongue protrusion. These measures will be realized via the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) device and a timer.

OTHEROrofacial praxis assessment

8\. Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale (MBLF) test.


Locations(1)

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, Belgium

View Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov

For the most up-to-date information, visit the official listing.

Visit

NCT06464081


Related Trials