The Influence of Breathing in Writing

Mouth Breathing Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Influence of Mouth Breathing in the Discrimination of Sonority Perception in Writing

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02437877
• Other study ID #: LFerrer
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 20, 2011
• Last updated: May 7, 2015
• Start date: August 2008
• Est. completion date: January 2010

Study information

• Verified date: May 2015
• Source: University of Campinas, Brazil
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: To examine whether nasal breathing influences the perception of sound causing trade between hard and soft consonants in the writing of children in school age and the incidence of trade.

Description:

To achieve the above goal explained, it was used:

Methods: The sample was consisted of 200 children, 100 previously diagnosed with oronasal breath (51 females and 49 males) who participated in the study group and 100 nasal breathers (54 females and 46 males) which were the control group. 36 words were dictated as minimal pairs to be written. Then a story was submitted in sequence of six figures from which the subjects produced a text.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: January 2010
• Est. primary completion date: January 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 7 Years to 13 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mouth Breather/Nasal Breather

• Literate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hearing trouble

• Speech trouble

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mouth Breathing
• Respiratory Aspiration

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	University of Campinas	Campinas	SP

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Campinas, Brazil

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

References & Publications (7)

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Farronato G, Giannini L, Riva R, Galbiati G, Maspero C. Correlations between malocclusions and dyslalias. Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2012 Mar;13(1):13-8. — View Citation

Hamasaki Uema SF, Nagata Pignatari SS, Fujita RR, Moreira GA, Pradella-Hallinan M, Weckx L. Assessment of cognitive learning function in children with obstructive sleep breathing disorders. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 May-Jun;73(3):315-20. — View Citation

Hitos SF, Arakaki R, Solé D, Weckx LL. Oral breathing and speech disorders in children. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2013 Jul-Aug;89(4):361-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2012.12.007. Epub 2013 Jul 1. — View Citation

Lamberg L. Sleep-disordered breathing may spur behavioral, learning problems in children. JAMA. 2007 Jun 27;297(24):2681-3. — View Citation

Souki BQ, Pimenta GB, Souki MQ, Franco LP, Becker HM, Pinto JA. Prevalence of malocclusion among mouth breathing children: do expectations meet reality? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 May;73(5):767-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.02.006. Epub 2009 Ma — View Citation

Ziliotto KN, dos Santos MF, Monteiro VG, Pradella-Hallinan M, Moreira GA, Pereira LD, Weckx LL, Fujita RR, Pizarro GU. Auditory processing assessment in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 May-Jun;72(3):321-7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Comparison between production written and directed free nose breathers and mouth breathing children		up to 8 weeks	Yes