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Assessment of a New Tool to Measure Tongue Muscle Function

NCT07625761 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2026-06-04

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Summary

The Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) is currently the reference tool for assessing tongue muscle function, measuring the pressure exerted by the tongue on an air-filled bulb. However, several limitations reduce its precision and clinical relevance. To overcome these, the TOngue Manometer (TOM) has been developed. This crossover study compares the two devices in healthy adults, hypothesizing that the TOM's interface will enable participants to produce higher maximal tongue pressure and endurance values, closer to their ground truth.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DEVICE

TOngue Manometer (TOM) device

New, lab-made device

DEVICE

IOPI

The device currently identified as gold standard for tongue muscles assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William Poncin, PhD · Université Catholique de Louvain

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-30
Primary Completion
2027-08-01
Completion
2027-12-01

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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