Kinesio Taping Versus Electrical Stimulation on Dysphagia in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Structured Oromotor Exercises, Kinesio Taping, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Basic parameters: 3 years — 7 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
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Official title
Kinesio Taping Versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Dysphagia in Children With Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The purpose of this study will be to compare the effect between kinesiotaping and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on dysphagia in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.
Detailed description
Dysphagia is one of the most common feeding and swallowing problems associated with cerebral palsied children due to impaired neuromuscular control of the oral, pharyngeal, and respiratory muscles involved in swallowing. It can result in serious complications such as aspiration, malnutrition, dehydration, prolonged feeding time, and recurrent respiratory infections, which in turn may negatively influence the child's nutritional status, growth, and overall quality of life. Several rehabilitation approaches have been developed to improve swallowing function and feeding performance in cerebral palsied children. However, there is little evidence directed toward which intervention procedure is more effective on dysphagia therefore, there is need to compare between the therapeutic effect of kinesiotaping versus neuromuscular electrical stimulation on dysphagia in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.
Interventions
- Other Structured Oromotor Exercises
The structured oromotor exercises will include cheek massage, gum massage, cheek Stretch, and lip stretch. - Other Kinesio Taping
Kinesio taping will be applied on the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscle in Y-shape. - Other Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation will be applied on the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles with frequency of 80 HZ of 300 milliseconds with 1-second interval.
Primary outcome measures
- Oral Motor Skills [Time frame: Up to 12 weeks]
- Swallowing Function [Time frame: Up to 12 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children ages will be ranged from 3 to 7 years old.
- They scored ≤10 on an initial evaluation of Oral Motor Assessment scale.
- They scored from 5 to 7 in accordance to dysphagia severity scale.
- Sufficient cognition to follow simple verbal instructions.
Exclusion criteria
- Congenital problems of mouth and soft plate (e.g: cleft lip and plate).
- Jaw anomalies.
- Gum and/or dental problems.
- Chest infection or unstable cardiopulmonary conditions.
- Uncontrolled seizures.
- History of recent surgery or trauma affecting the head, neck, or oral region.
- Skin allergies that prevent the application of kinesio-tape or electrical stimulation electrodes.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07695350 · FPTBSUREC/0411/15326