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Growth, Dietary Intakes and Feeding Behaviors of Children With Cerebral Palsy Who Have Chewing Disorders

NCT02777645 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 85

Last updated 2016-05-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The nutritional status of CP children may be decreased when children have chewing disorders too due to insufficient solid food intake. The objective of this study was to investigate growth, dietary intakes and feeding behaviours of children with CP who have chewing disorders, and to compare them with their healthy peers.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Mastication Disorder
  • Malnutrition
  • Growth Delay

Interventions

OTHER

Growth, feeding evaluation

Z-scores of the nutritional indicators were calculated. The dietary assessment was performed by using the 24-hour recall method. The Behavioural Paediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS) was used to assess both frequencies of negative feeding behaviours and parents' problematic perceptions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Selen SEREL ARSLAN, PhD · Hacettepe University

Eligibility

Min Age
24 Months
Max Age
61 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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