Clinical trial NCT05792709: Effects of Oral Motor Therapy in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Official title: Effects of Oral Motor Therapy in Children With Cerebral Palsy ; A Randomized Control Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
Keywords: Oral Motor Therapy
Cerebral palsy
Drooling scale
Feeding and Swallowing
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-31
Enrollment: 10
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 4
Maximum age (years): 13
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: : CP is a neurodevelopmental condition. A set of irreversible impairments of movement and posture development, resulting in activity limitation. Acquired CP can be the outcome of a variety of issues that arise after the first 28 days of a baby's existence. A CP diagnosis can now be made as early as 16 weeks. speech-language pathologists (SLPs) began collaborating with OTs and PTs for Infants and toddlers who also struggle with speech impediments, feeding and swallowing disorder. Oral motor exercises (OMEs), also known as "mouth exercises," "non-speech oral motor training," and "oral motor treatment" were designed for their treatment. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of oral motor exercises in children with cerebral palsy having feeding and swallowing difficulties.

Detailed description: Over 17 million people throughout the world are living with cerebral palsy (CP), making it the most common physical disability among children. CP is a neurodevelopmental condition\[1\]. Cerebral palsy is a fitting classification of the condition and its associated deficits because the word cerebral means "pertaining to the brain" and palsy means "loss of muscle control." A set of irreversible impairments of movement and posture development, resulting in activity limitation, that are linked to non-progressive disruptions that occurred in the developing foetus or infant brain, was chosen as the official definition of CP in 2005 by the International Consensus \[2\]. It's important to keep in mind that the phrase "cerebral palsy" refers to a spectrum of conditions, each of which has its own unique appearance, set of symptoms, and prevalence rate within the general population. In addition to the musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms of CP, epilepsy and other sensory and cognitive impairments are also common

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. CP children already diagnosed with feeding and swallowing difficulties.
2. Age range: 4 to13 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with any co morbid conditions like uncontrolled epilepsy.
2. Patients on NG or feeding tube.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feeding Oral Motor scale
timeFrame: upto 16 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Drooling severity and frequency scale
timeFrame: upto 24 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Hafiza Shabnum Noor
state: Punjab
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Hafiza Shabnum Noor
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Ghazal Awais, MS-SLP
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Hafiza Shabnum Noor, MS-SLP
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Turra GS, Schwartz IVD, Almeida ST, Martinez CC, Bridi M, Barreto SSM. Efficacy of speech therapy in post-intubation patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial. Codas. 2021 Apr 26;33(2):e20190246. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20202019246. eCollection 2021.
citation: Sigan SN, Uzunhan TA, Aydinli N, Eraslan E, Ekici B, Caliskan M. Effects of oral motor therapy in children with cerebral palsy. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Jul;16(3):342-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.116923.