Is candy sucking exercise with a device effective for children with developmental disabilities?

JRCT ID: jRCT1060220005

Registered date:12/04/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Date of first enrollment: 12/04/2022
• Target sample size: 50
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): The intervention method will be ABA design. First, set a period of not using the device for one month, and then set a period of one month for intervention using the device, and perform 5 minutes x 3 times a day. Finally, set a period of one month when the equipment is not used.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Maximum voluntary tongue pressure, Lip closure pressure, Oral diadochokinesis, Voluntary tongue movement, Candy sucking test
• Secondary Outcome: Head angle with sitting and standing posture, Questionnaire of an incompetent lip seal

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 2age old
• Age maximum: <= 6age old
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: Preschool children suspected of having oral dysfunction or oral habits by going to a development support office in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, and conducting oral function tests and interviews

Exclude criteria

Preschool children with normal oral function
Preschool children with physical or intellectual disabilities
When there is a request for non-participation from the children himself or his / her guardian

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Morishita Motoyoshi