Chewing Disorders, Gross Motor Function and Trunk Control in Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Severity of Chewing Disorders is Related to Gross Motor Function and Trunk Control in Cerebral Palsy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03241160
• Other study ID #: HACETTEPE
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 2, 2017
• Last updated: September 8, 2017
• Start date: August 5, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 8, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is planned to determine the relationship between chewing performance level and gross motor function, and trunk postural control in cerebral palsy (CP).

Description:

The study is planned to determine the relationship between chewing performance level and gross motor function, and trunk postural control in cerebral palsy (CP). Chewing performance level will be determined by the chewing performance scale. The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) will be used to determine gross motor function levels. Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo) will be used to measure trunk control. The correlations between chewing performance level and gross motor function, and trunk postural control will be assessed. The Chi-square test will also be used to compare GMFCS levels and trunk control in children with and without chewing disorders.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 119
• Est. completion date: September 8, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 8, 2017
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having a diagnosis of cerebral palsy

• Referring by a pediatric neurologist

• Aging between 2 to 12 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Aging under the age of 24 months

• Using any medicine and/or oral appliances that could affect the chewing performance

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Paralysis

Intervention

Other:
• Chewing evaluation
Chewing evaluation will be performed. An experienced physical therapist who will take a scale training session will do the chewing evaluation according to the chewing performance scale.This scale classifies chewing function on an ordinal scale with five levels between 0 and 4 based on the sequence of functional movements during chewing.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hacetttepe University	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Chewing evaluation	Chewing evaluation will be determined by a scale that classifies chewing function on an ordinal scale with five levels between 0 and 4 based on the sequence of functional movements during chewing.	15 days
Secondary	Gross motor function evaluation	Gross motor function evaluation will be performed according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System.	15 days
Secondary	Trunk control evaluation	Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo) will be performed.	15 days