Chewing Function in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders
- Conditions
- Mastication Disorder
- Interventions
- Other: Chewing evaluation
- Registration Number
- NCT03116620
- Lead Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Brief Summary
We aimed to evaluate chewing function (CF) in children with neuromuscular disorders, and investigate reliability of the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS).
- Detailed Description
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).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
- Children above the age of 2 years
- Children with neuromuscular disorders
- Children under the age of 2 years
- Children without neuromuscular disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Chewing evaluation Chewing evaluation 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The reliability of the KCPS in children with neuromuscular disorders 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hacetttepe University
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey