MedTrace Logo

Tongue Protrusion Assessment in Healthy Adult (FLEPI)

NCT06169761 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

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).

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-11
Primary Completion
2027-05-31
Completion
2027-05-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06169761 on ClinicalTrials.gov