Effect of Kinesio Tape on Oral and Pharangeal Swallowing Phases in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal, Cerebral Palsy
• Interventions: Other: Kinesio tape

• Registration Number: NCT06157489
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The purpose of current study is to investigate the effect of kinesio tape in children with spastic cerebral palsy having oropharyngeal dysphagia

Detailed Description

The study tageted rhe children with spastic cerebral palsy from both sexes will be selected from hospital of Tanta university

Inclusion criteria:

1. Age ranges from 2 to 7 years.

2. The degree of dysphagia ranges from 4 to 6 level according to functional oral intake scale (appendix II).

3. Diagnosed as spastic diplegia or quadriplegia.

4. Able to understand and follow instructions.

Exclusion criteria:

Children will be excluded if they have any of the following criteria:

1. Severe visual and auditory problems.

2. History of maxillary, head or neck surgical procedures.

3. Botulinum toxin treatment of upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction, esophageal dysphagia and/or gastroesophageal reflux disease during the previous six months.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study Start: 2023-11-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-05
• Study Completion: 2024-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ranges from 3 to 7 years.
2. The degree of dysphagia ranges from 4 to 6 level according to functional oral intake scale (appendix II).
3. Diagnosed as spastic diplegia or quadriplegia.
4. Able to understand and follow instructions.

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Exclusion Criteria

Children will be excluded if they have any of the following criteria:

1. Severe visual and auditory problems.
2. History of maxillary, head or neck surgical procedures.
3. Botulinum toxin treatment of upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction, esophageal dysphagia and/or gastroesophageal reflux disease during the previous six months.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Yousef salah	Kinesio tape	-
Janna ahmed	Kinesio tape	-
Noor mohamed	Kinesio tape	-
Ali ahmed	Kinesio tape	-
Omar ahmed	Kinesio tape	-
Fareda salah	Kinesio tape	-
Mohammed asel	Kinesio tape	-
Malek Mohamed	Kinesio tape	-
Ahmed Mohamed	Kinesio tape	-
Sayed Mohamed	Kinesio tape	-
Hamza	Kinesio tape	-
Hamza salah	Kinesio tape	-
Rofan ahmed	Kinesio tape	-
Kinesio tape hasnot assigned to arm group Exercise only	Kinesio tape	-
Abd elrahman ahmed	Kinesio tape	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral motor assessment sacle	1 month	Assessment for oral phase

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ultrasonography	1 month	Assessment of pharangal phase

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hadeer samy abd elaziz; 🇪🇬 Tanta, Egypt