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Bulbar Function in Neuromuscular Patients

Conditions
Neuromuscular Diseases
Interventions
Procedure: tongue strength measurement
Procedure: respiratory function measurement
Procedure: swallowing tests
Other: Magnetic resonance imaging
Registration Number
NCT02097368
Lead Sponsor
Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Brief Summary

The main objective is prospectively study the upper airways function in an adult population of neuromuscular patients. The main measurement will be the evolution of tongue strength recorded each year during annual clinical evaluation on a 5 years period.

Detailed Description

The main objective is to study the function of the superior airways (tongue and pharynx) in an non invasive way in neuromuscular patients followed in the home ventilation unit of the Raymond POINCARE hospital (myopathy, neuropathy, disease of the neuromuscular junction or anterior horn) or of Necker Hospital and to detect prematurely the bulbar dysfunction.

The secondary objectives of this prospective monocentric observational physiopathological study are:

1. to study the correlation between the possible swallowing dysfunction and the anomalies of the respiratory parameters

2. to establish correlations between infraclinical or clinical and presence of morphological tongue anomalies detected by magnetic resonance imaging like in acid maltase deficiency.

The maximal tongue strength protrusion will be measured according to a method already used in the laboratory to explore sleep apnea syndromes.

Swallowing will be estimated by a non invasive method already used to highlight swallowing disorders in neurological and muscular pathologies This method will be associated with a method of recording of thoracic and abdominal movements.

Data wil be compared to a control database obtained for a previous study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • neuromuscular disorder
  • age greater than or equal to 6
  • Hospitalization in Home Ventilation Unit - Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • patient's refusal to participate
  • major swallowing disfunction
  • Acute respiratory failure
  • no affiliation to social security

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
neuromuscular patientswallowing testsPatients affected by neuromuscular pathology will be explored by tongue strength measurement, respiratory function measurement, swallowing tests and Magnetic resonance imaging
neuromuscular patientMagnetic resonance imagingPatients affected by neuromuscular pathology will be explored by tongue strength measurement, respiratory function measurement, swallowing tests and Magnetic resonance imaging
neuromuscular patientrespiratory function measurementPatients affected by neuromuscular pathology will be explored by tongue strength measurement, respiratory function measurement, swallowing tests and Magnetic resonance imaging
neuromuscular patienttongue strength measurementPatients affected by neuromuscular pathology will be explored by tongue strength measurement, respiratory function measurement, swallowing tests and Magnetic resonance imaging
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of tongue strength measurement5 years

Measurement using mechanical force transducer

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
swallowing tests5 years

Non invasive measurement of swallowing function using surface electromyography, accelerometry and inductance plethysmography

Respiratory parameters5 years

Vital capacity and respiratory muscle strength measurement using spirometry and manometry

Vital capacity5 years

Spirometry

Respiratory muscle strength5 years

manometry (maximal inspiratory pressure and expiratory pressure)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Non invasive ventilation Unit - Necker Hospital

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Paris, France

Home Ventilation Unit, Raymond Poincare Hospital

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Garches, France

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