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Tongue Muscular Assessment in Healthy Children

NCT06166680 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-05-04

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Summary

This study aims to obtain normative values for tongue motor functions in healthy children.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Sleep quality assessment

The following item will be assessed in all subjects (n=420): 1\. Sleep, through the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.

OTHER

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)

OTHER

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.

OTHER

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.

OTHER

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William Poncin, PT, PhD, Prof · Université Catholique de Louvain

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-07
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2026-12-01

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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