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Prediction of Tongue Base Obstruction During Sleep

NCT06792045 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-05-04

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Summary

This study investigates the hypothesis that, in children, tongue motor functions can predict both the anatomical site and the degree of upper airway obstruction contributing to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing.

Conditions

  • Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapist assessment

* Tongue motor skills (Tongue pressures and tongue mobility, assessed through the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument and the Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale tongue subscore, respectively) * Tongue restriction of mobility due to its frenulum (assessed through the Quick Tongue-Tie assessment tool) * Breathing Pattern (questionnaire from Abreu RR, Rocha RL, Lamounier JA, Guerra AF. Etiology, clinical manifestations and concurrent findings in mouth-breathing children. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84(6):529-535.).

OTHER

ENT assessment

Data from the ENT appointment will be collected (e.g., sex, height, weight)

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy

A Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy will be performed, recorded, and evaluated by two blinded raters using the IPSES scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-22
Primary Completion
2027-10-31
Completion
2027-10-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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