Kinesio Taping Versus Oromotor Training on Drooling in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Cairo University30 enrolled

Overview

Statement of the problem : Which is more effective for treatment of drooling in children with spastic cerebral palsy; kinesio taping or oromotor training? Null Hypothesis: There will be no difference between the effectiveness of kinesio taping and oromotor training on drooling in children with spastic cp.

Subjects: The Study targets the children with spastic cerebral palsy from both sexes , sample size estimation will be carried out to determine the recruited number of children ,Children participating in this study will be selected randomly from Cairo pediatric physical therapy centers to participate in this study. Study Design: A comparative experimental design (Prospective pre-test post-test design with 2 months follow-up evaluation) . Children will be assessed by measuring the drooling before and after two months of receiving intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Drooling Kinesiotape Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

KINESIOTAPEOTHER

kinesiotape will be applied on orbicularis oris muscle

oromotor trainingOTHER

selected oromotor training: Perioral sensory stimulation ,Tapping,Tongue pressure,Jaw exercises andIntraoral stimulation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 8 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. A diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy with drooling problem. 2. The age of the selected children will range from 4to 8 years old. 3. Severe degree of drooling according to Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale. 4. Child with good head control Exclusion Criteria: 1. Congenital problems of mouth and soft palate such as cleft lip and palate, jaw anomalies and salivary gland pathologies. 2. Epilepsy. 3. Child receiving drugs that could affect saliva production or other treatments to control drooling just before or during the study. 4. Allergic reactions to the kinesio tape.

Locations (1)

Faculty of physical therapy ,cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

assessment of drooling severity

by using The 5-minute drooling quotient.it is expressed as a percentage of observed drooling episodes.

Time frame: 2 months for each participant

assessment of drooling severity and frequency

by using The Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale. at severity: score 1:no drool ,score5:profuse drooling. at frequency: score 1:never drool ,score4: constant drool

Time frame: 2months for each participant

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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