300
Participants
Start Date
December 11, 2023
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2024
Assessment of motor skills of the tongue and others muscles, see below) and risk for sleep apnea
"The following items will be assessed:~1. Risk for sleep apnea, through the STOP-BANG Questionnaire.~2. Anthropometric data: Height, weight, neck circumference, maximal mouth opening and maximal mouth opening with tongue to palate (with the Quick Tongue-Tie Assessment tool).~3. Tongue peak pressure (i.e., the maximal pressure - Pmax - exerted against the IOPI bulb in kPa) during 3 sec. of tongue protrusion and elevation.~4. Tongue endurance (i.e., the time to task failure in maintaining a pressure equal to a fixed percentage of Pmax against the IOPI bulb) during tongue protrusion and elevation~5. Tongue mobility restriction measured with the Quick Tongue-Tie Assessment Tool~6. Maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures measured with MicroRPM in cmH2O~7. Handgrip strength (measured with a JAMAR dynamometer in kg)~Tongue skills measurements will be repeated 2 to 4 weeks after baseline to assess the reliability of these measurements."
RECRUITING
UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
OTHER