NCT03194048

Effect of Functional Chewing Training on Tongue Thrust and Drooling in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Effect of Functional Chewing Training on Tongue Thrust and Drooling in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study examined the effect of Functional Chewing Training(FuCT) on tongue thrust and drooling in children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

Children were divided into two groups: The FuCT group and control group receiving classical oral motor exercises. Each group received training for 12 weeks. Oral motor assessment was performed. Chewing performance level was determined with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale(KCPS). Tongue thrust severity was evaluated with the Tongue Thrust Rating Scale(TTRS). The Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale(DSFS) was used to evaluate drooling severity and frequency. The evaluations were performed before and after treatment.

Conditions

• Mastication Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Functional Chewing Training	FuCT; * Family training * Providing optimal sitting posture for children to support oral sensorimotor functions * Positioning the food to the molar area during every meal to stimulate lateral and rotational tongue movements * Massage of the upper and lower gums through the front teeth to molar area * Chewing training to stimulate lateral and rotational tongue movements * Gradually increasing the food consistency, for 12 weeks in 5 sets (1 set = 20 min) each day
OTHER	Classical Oral Motor Exercises	Classical Oral Motor Exercises; * Family training * passive and active lip and tongue exercises, for 12 weeks in 5 sets (1 set = 20 min) each day

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-16
• Primary completion: 2015-12-20
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2017-06-21
• Last updated: 2017-06-21