RecruitingNCT06792045

Prediction of Tongue Base Obstruction During Sleep

Tongue Motor Functions Assessment as a Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children

Sponsor

Université Catholique de Louvain

Enrollment

48 participants

Start Date

Aug 22, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing

Summary

This study investigates the hypothesis that, in children, tongue motor functions can predict both the anatomical site and the degree of upper airway obstruction contributing to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing.

Eligibility

Min Age: 6 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

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This clinical trial is studying Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy, ENT assessment, and others for people with obstructive sleep disordered breathing. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 6 Years to 17 Years.

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Interventions

OTHERPhysiotherapist assessment

* Tongue motor skills (Tongue pressures and tongue mobility, assessed through the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument and the Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale tongue subscore, respectively) * Tongue restriction of mobility due to its frenulum (assessed through the Quick Tongue-Tie assessment tool) * Breathing Pattern (questionnaire from Abreu RR, Rocha RL, Lamounier JA, Guerra AF. Etiology, clinical manifestations and concurrent findings in mouth-breathing children. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84(6):529-535.).

OTHERENT assessment

Data from the ENT appointment will be collected (e.g., sex, height, weight)

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDrug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy

A Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy will be performed, recorded, and evaluated by two blinded raters using the IPSES scale.

Locations(1)

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium

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