Effect of Functional Chewing Training on Tongue Thrust and Drooling in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

32

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 16, 2015

Primary Completion Date

December 20, 2015

Study Completion Date

April 1, 2016

Conditions
Mastication Disorder
Interventions
OTHER

Functional Chewing Training

"FuCT;~* Family training~* Providing optimal sitting posture for children to support oral sensorimotor functions~* Positioning the food to the molar area during every meal to stimulate lateral and rotational tongue movements~* Massage of the upper and lower gums through the front teeth to molar area~* Chewing training to stimulate lateral and rotational tongue movements~* Gradually increasing the food consistency, for 12 weeks in 5 sets (1 set = 20 min) each day"

OTHER

Classical Oral Motor Exercises

"Classical Oral Motor Exercises;~* Family training~* passive and active lip and tongue exercises, for 12 weeks in 5 sets (1 set = 20 min) each day"

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Hacettepe University

OTHER

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