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Evaluating the feasibility of home-based training to enhance swallowing skills in children with cerebral palsy

Not Applicable
Conditions
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Cerebral palsy
Dysphagia
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Registration Number
ACTRN12624000706572
Lead Sponsor
Dr. Ksenia Bykova
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
27
Inclusion Criteria

Paediatric participants:
1) Age between 7 and 17 years 11 months
2) Diagnosis of Infantile Cerebral Palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System level I-III)
3) Ability to follow instructions
4) Ability to see
5) Parental complaints about their children’s mealtime
6) Child has a cognitive level to demonstrate his/her preference through negative or positive behaviour

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tolerance of a submental surface electromyography sensor of the BiSSkApp (Biofeedback in Strength and Skill Application)[Participants training records made by the researcher After a single session of the biofeedback swallowing training at the second research visit];Percentage of positive feedback[Child App feedback questionnaire that is based on the questionnaires designed for a paediatric PhD project by Hooson & Smith (2024, PhD thesis in development). After a single session of the biofeedback swallowing training at the second research visit];Percentage of positive feedback[Caregiver App feedback questionnaire that is based on the questionnaires designed for a paediatric PhD project by Hooson-Smith (2024, PhD thesis in development). After a single session of the biofeedback swallowing training at the second research visit]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
This is an additional primary outcome. The ability of children to complete the training session[App analytics After a single session of the biofeedback swallowing training at the second research visit]
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