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Effect of a Structured Feeding Therapy and Skill Training Program on Feeding and Mealtime Behaviour in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Effect Of Structured Therapy And Education Program in Children with Cerebral Palsy (STEP-CP) on Feeding and Mealtime Behaviour - A Randomized Controlled Trial - STEP-CP

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103625
Enrollment
32
Registered
2026-02-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Structured Therapy and Educational Program for Feeding and Mealtime Behaviour in Children with Cerebral Palsy (STEP-CP): Duration- 3times/day for 5 days a week for 6 consecutive weeks (

Sponsors

KAHER Instiute of physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children whose parents/guardians give consent to participate in the study. 2. Children of both genders aged between 3 to 12 years diagnosed with cerebral palsy. 3. Children fed orally with a Score of 0-2 on the initial assessment of the Oral Motor Assessment Scale (OMAS). 4. Age of mother more than 18 years, able to comprehend and follow intervention/ instruction in vernacular language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with congenital problems of mouth. 2. Children with uncontrolled seizures. 3. Children diagnosed with any metabolic, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal disorders and other neurological impairments.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System (EDACS) 2. Oral Motor Assessment Scale (OMAS) 3. Behavioural Paediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale(BPFAS)Timepoint: T0 baseline assessment T1 six week after treatment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMona Kishan Vachhani

KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy

vinuta.gangavatikar@gmail.com8754466612

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026