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NCT Number: NCT03116620

Chewing Function in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders

We aimed to evaluate chewing function (CF) in children with neuromuscular disorders, and investigate reliability of the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS).

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Key information

Conditions

Mastication Disorder

Age range

2 year–20 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hacetttepe University

Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Chewing disorders (CD) can be seen due to muscle weakness in children with neuromuscular disorders neuromuscular disorders (NMD). Normal diet consists of all food consistencies including liquid, pudding and solid foods, and CD causes inability to intake solid food. This condition can affect development, nutritional behavior and child-parent interaction in children. Thus, it is important to determine CD in an early period with appropriate assessment methods and plan appropriate therapies in NMD. We aimed to evaluate chewing function (CF) in children with NMD, and investigate reliability of the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children above the age of 2 years
  • Children with neuromuscular disorders

Exclusion criteria

  • Children under the age of 2 years
  • Children without neuromuscular disorders

Treatment and study plan

Chewing evaluation

Other

Children with neuromuscular disorders (NMD) will be participated. Children will be asked to chew a standardized biscuit while video recording. Two physical therapists will assess all video recordings independently and score each video according to the KCPS. The correlation between the KCPS scores of two therapists will be used for interobserver reliability. One therapist will rescore the recordings after an interval of 2 weeks for intraobserver reliability.

Primary outcomes

  1. The reliability of the KCPS in children with neuromuscular disorders

    Time frame: 1 month

    Children with neuromuscular disorders (NMD) will be participated. Children will be asked to chew a standardized biscuit while video recording. Two physical therapists will assess all video recordings independently and score each video according to the KCPS. The correlation between the KCPS scores of two therapists will be used for interobserver reliability. One therapist will rescore the recordings after an interval of 2 weeks for intraobserver reliability.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hacettepe University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 17, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 3, 2018

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