NCT04252157

Taping for Saliva Control in Cerebral Palsy

The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Saliva Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aim to investigate the effect of banding on saliva control and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

Cerebral palsy describes a whole set of permanent disorders or disorders in the development of movement and posture, attributed to non-progressive disorders occurring in the developing fetal or infant brain, causing activity limitation. Motor disorders are often accompanied by sensory, perception, communication and behavioral disorders, epilepsy and secondary musculoskeletal problems. Kinesio Taping has been proven to increase local circulation, reduce local edema and provide a positional stimulus for muscle, skin, or facial structures, regulating sensory input, and activating regions in the brain. KT is currently used to improve oral control in children with neurological and neuromuscular disorders and provides a reduction in saliva flow and frequency. However, knowledge of the potential of using neuromuscular bandages to manage the dribble flow has been limited.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesiotaping	Kinesiotape will be applied to the group. During the orbicularis oris muscle, I tape will be applied around the lip with a mechanical correction technique with 50-75% tension. I tape will be applied just below the Hyoid with a 50-75% tension mechanical correlation technique.
OTHER	Plesebo Taping	An approximately 5 cm I tape will be applied to the group without applying any tension to the temporomandibular attachment for placebo taping.
OTHER	Control	no kinesio or tape will be applied

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-19
• Primary completion: 2020-10-07
• Completion: 2021-03-17
• First posted: 2020-02-05
• Last updated: 2021-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)