Evaluating the feasibility of home-based training to enhance swallowing skills in children with cerebral palsy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Neurological - Other neurological disordersCerebral palsyDysphagiaPhysical 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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method 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]