Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
Tongue Muscular Assessment in Healthy Children
Sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain
Summary
This study aims to obtain normative values for tongue motor functions in healthy children.
Official title: Assessment of Tongue Motor Functions in Healthy Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2023-08-01
Completion Date
2026-08-01
Last Updated
2025-02-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Sleep quality assessment
The following item will be assessed in all subjects (n=420): 1\. Sleep, through the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.
Anthropometry
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)
Tongue 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.
Tongue 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.
Orofacial 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.
Locations (1)
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium