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CompletedNCT04407455

Determining Chewing Performance Level in Children

Inter-rater Reliability in Determining Chewing Performance Level in Children

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
97 (actual)
Sponsor
Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
2 Years – 12 Years
Healthy volunteers

Summary

The study will investigate to verify whether pediatric dentists could determine chewing performance level by using Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale in children.

Detailed description

The KCPS was developed by physical therapists who had expertise in pediatric swallowing disorders. This scale could be used as a practical tool to define chewing disorders as a common language for professionals due to its quick and easy to use features. However, its reliability in other professions has not been verified. The study will investigate to verify whether pediatric dentists could determine chewing performance level by using Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale in children.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTKaraduman Chewing Performance ScaleFor chewing evaluation, children will be asked to bite and chew a standardized biscuit. Each chewing evaluation will be scored according to the KCPS.

Timeline

Start date
2020-05-27
Primary completion
2020-07-15
Completion
2020-07-15
First posted
2020-05-29
Last updated
2020-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04407455. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.

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