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Tongue Protrusion Assessment in Healthy Adult (FLEPI)
Sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain
Summary
This study aims to evaluate tongue protrusion motor skills in healthy adults and to assess the reliability of these measurements as well as their validity in relation to other motor functions (handgrip and respiratory muscles).
Official title: Assessment of Tongue Protrusion Motor Skills in Healthy Adult
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2023-12-11
Completion Date
2027-05-31
Last Updated
2026-05-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Assessment of motor skills of the tongue and others muscles, see below) and risk for sleep apnea
The following items will be assessed: 1. Risk for sleep apnea, through the STOP-BANG Questionnaire. 2. Anthropometric data: Height, weight, neck circumference, maximal mouth opening and maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate (with the Quick Tongue-Tie Assessment tool). 3. Tongue peak pressure (i.e., the maximal pressure - Pmax - exerted against the IOPI bulb in kPa) during 3 sec. of tongue protrusion and elevation. 4. Tongue endurance (i.e., the time to task failure in maintaining a pressure equal to a fixed percentage of Pmax against the IOPI bulb) during tongue protrusion and elevation 5. Tongue mobility restriction measured with the Quick Tongue-Tie Assessment Tool 6. Maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures measured with MicroRPM in cmH2O 7. Handgrip strength (measured with a JAMAR dynamometer in kg) Tongue skills measurements will be repeated 2 to 4 weeks after baseline to assess the reliability of these measurements.
Locations (1)
UCLouvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium