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Tongue Muscular Assessment in Children (TMAC) - Reproducibility Testing

NCT06464081 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

This study aims to assess intra-rater and inter-rater reliability in measuring tongue motor skills in children.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Sleep quality assessment

1\. Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.

OTHER

Anthropometry

2\. Anthropometric data : 2.1 Height; 2.2 Weight; 2.3 Maximal mouth opening; 2.4 Maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate The measures 2.3 and 2.4 will be realized via the Quick Tongue-Tie assessment tool

OTHER

Tongue strength assessment

3\. Tongue pressure while swallowing. 4. Tongue peak pressure during tongue elevation. 5. Tongue peak pressure during tongue protrusion. These measures will be realized via the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) device.

OTHER

Tongue endurance assessment

6\. The tongue endurance during tongue elevation. 7. The tongue endurance during tongue protrusion. These measures will be realized via the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) device and a timer.

OTHER

Orofacial praxis assessment

8\. Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale (MBLF) test.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William Poncin, Prof · Université Catholique de Louvain

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-15
Primary Completion
2025-06-15
Completion
2025-06-15

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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