This study aims to assess intra-rater and inter-rater reliability in measuring tongue motor skills in children.
Several motor skills of the tongue can be described: tongue elevation, swallowing, and protrusion. They are all relevant for a wide array of disorders, including neurological, musculoskeletal, and respiratory conditions. An ongoing study by our team is attempting to collect normative data on these motor skills in a pediatric cohort (NCT06166680). From this ongoing study, 56 subjects will be selected to assess the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability in measuring these motor skills.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
56
1\. Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.
2\. Anthropometric data : 2.1 Height; 2.2 Weight; 2.3 Maximal mouth opening; 2.4 Maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate The measures 2.3 and 2.4 will be realized via the Quick Tongue-Tie assessment tool
3\. Tongue pressure while swallowing. 4. Tongue peak pressure during tongue elevation. 5. Tongue peak pressure during tongue protrusion. These measures will be realized via the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) device.
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Test-retest reproducibility of tongue peak pressure
Tongue peak pressure during elevation and protrusion movements will be measured. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of these measures will be computed.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, and then at two other time points. These three time points will each be interspersed by a one-week to one-month interval
Test-retest reproducibility of tongue endurance
Tongue endurance during elevation and protrusion movements will be measured. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of these measures will be computed.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, and then at two other time points. These three time points will each be interspersed by a one-week to one-month interval
Test-retest reproducibility of tongue pressure during swallowing
Tongue pressure during swallowing will be measured. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of these measures will be computed.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, and then at two other time points. These three time points will each be interspersed by a one-week to one-month interval
Test-retest reproducibility of tongue mobility restriction
Assessed through the ratio between maximal mouth opening and maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of these measures will be computed.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, and then at two other time points. These three time points will each be interspersed by a one-week to one-month interval
Test-retest reproducibility of orofacial praxis
Orofacial praxis will be assessed. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of this measure will be computed.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, and then at two other time points. These three time points will each be interspersed by a one-week to one-month interval
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6\. The tongue endurance during tongue elevation. 7. The tongue endurance during tongue protrusion. These measures will be realized via the IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) device and a timer.
8\. Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale (MBLF) test.