Evaluation of masticatory function in adult patients with cerebral palsy

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cerebbral palsy.; C10.228.140.140.254

• Registration Number: RBR-2m9mgq
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Odontologia \ UNESP

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Origin of the volunteers: Patients from ‘Associação Pró-Saúde para Pacientes com Necessidades Especiais’ - ASPE and Training Program in Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities from Dentistry School of São José dos Campos / UNESP.
Type of cerebral palsy: diparetic, quadriparesis or hemiparesis.
Age: from 18 to 50 years old.
Characteristics of participants: no cognitive deficits, collaborative behavior and without treatment of botulinum toxin at least six months before the study begins.
Concordance of the participants and the legal representative to join the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Origin of the volunteers: originating from other institutions than DentistrySchoolof São José dos Campos / UNESP .
Type of cerebral palsy: Any paralysis different than quadriparesis, hemiparesis or diparetic.
Age: not adults.
Characteristics of participants: presentingcognitive deficits, not collaborative behaviorand / or under botulinum toxin treatmtentat least six months before the survey.
Lack of agreement of the participant in this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected a statistical agreement (p<0,05) between the classification obtained by the clinical examination ( mild, moderate and severe)and electromyography evaluation (mild, if higher than 50 microvolts; moderate, if higher than 20 but lower than 50 microvolts; and severe, if lower than 20 microvolts)of masticatory dynamics of the patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected lower electromyographic values (in microvolts) for masticatory muscles of patients with cerebral palsy in relation to those found in the literature for individuals without cerebral palsy, of the same age, with no motor and cognitive impairment (50 e 100 microvolts).<br>