RecruitingNot Applicable

Tongue Protrusion Assessment in Healthy Adult (FLEPI)

Belgium300 participantsStarted 2023-12-11

Plain-language summary

This study aims to evaluate tongue protrusion motor skills in healthy adults and to assess the reliability of these measurements as well as their validity in relation to other motor functions (handgrip and respiratory muscles).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * Eating disorder * Dysphagia * Cardiorespiratory disorder * Previous or ongoing obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome * Neurological conditions (including neuromuscular disorders) * Previous or ongoing cancer of the head or neck * Pregnancy * Any physical or mental condition that may affect the ability to consent

What they're measuring

Tongue protrusion peak pressure

Timeframe: Measured two times: at baseline and after 2 to 4 weeks

Tongue protrusion endurance

Timeframe: Measured two times: at baseline and after 2 to 4 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06169761

SponsorUniversité Catholique de Louvain

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-05-31

Contact for this trial

William Poncin, PT, PhD

+3227641111 william.poncin@uclouvain.be

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