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Ultrasound Assessment of Tongue Characteristics in Children and Adolescents With Obesity

Belgium100 participantsStarted 2025-04-01

Plain-language summary

This longitudinal observational study aims to validate ultrasound-based tongue markers related to tongue characteristics, including fat accumulation, morphologic and mechanical properties of the tongue in children and adolescents with obesity. Participants are assessed at baseline and after completion of a standardized 30-week inpatient weight-loss rehabilitation program at the Zeepreventorium (De Haan, Belgium). Tongue ultrasound parameters are examined in relation to anthropometric characteristics and obstructive sleep apnea condition.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years * Diagnosis of obesity * Already enrolled in the inpatient weight-loss rehabilitation program at the Zeepreventorium * Written informed consent from legal guardian and assent from the participant, following the legal requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Known orthopedic, traumatic, or rheumatologic conditions affecting the cervicocephalic region * Contraindication to ultrasound examination * Inability to comply with study procedures * Inability to understand the procedures

What they're measuring

Tongue stiffness

Timeframe: at baseline and after 30-weeks weight loss program

Intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC

Timeframe: Baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07370350

SponsorHaute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-07-01

Contact for this trial

Frederic Paillaugue, MSc PT

+32485952930 frederic.paillaugue@vub.be

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