Tongue Muscular Assessment in Children (TMAC) - Reproducibility Testing

NCT ID: NCT06464081

Last Updated: 2024-12-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-15

Study Completion Date

2026-02-01

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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Several motor skills of the tongue can be described: tongue elevation, swallowing, and protrusion. They are all relevant for a wide array of disorders, including neurological, musculoskeletal, and respiratory conditions. An ongoing study by our team is attempting to collect normative data on these motor skills in a pediatric cohort (NCT06166680). From this ongoing study, 56 subjects will be selected to assess the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability in measuring these motor skills.

Conditions

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Healthy

Keywords

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tongue motor skills

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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Inter-rater reliability and intra-rater reliability

Tongue protrusion, elevation and swallowing measurements will be assessed at three time points, each interspersed by a one-week to one-month interval.

Assessments will be conducted by the same rater during two of these time points, whereas another independent rater will conduct the assessments of the third time point.

Sleep quality assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

1\. Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.

Anthropometry

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Tongue strength assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Tongue endurance assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Orofacial praxis assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Interventions

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Sleep quality assessment

1\. Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.

Intervention Type OTHER

Anthropometry

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Tongue 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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Tongue 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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Orofacial praxis assessment

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged between 4 and 17 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* 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)
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Université Catholique de Louvain

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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William Poncin

Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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William Poncin, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Université Catholique de Louvain

Locations

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Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Belgium

Central Contacts

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William Poncin, Prof

Role: CONTACT

Phone: + 32470592032

Email: [email protected]

Pierre Cnockaert, MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +32478136109

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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William Poncin, Prof

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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TMAC-reprod

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id