14
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2015
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2015
Tongue Pressure Profile Training
60 tongue-pressure tasks per session, emphasizing control of the slope of tongue pressure release, informed by biofeedback. Pressures will be measured using a hand-held oral manometer (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) with signals displayed on a computer.
Tongue-Pressure Strength-and-Accuracy Training
60 tongue-pressure tasks per session, emphasizing maximum effort strength tasks and accuracy targets within 20-95% of each patient's maximum, informed by biofeedback. Pressures will be measured using a hand-held oral manometer (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) with amplitude output in kiloPascals displayed on an LCD screen.
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
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