Chewing in Children With Repaired Esophageal Atresia-tracheoesophageal Fistula

Chewing Function in Children With Repaired Esophageal Atresia-tracheoesophageal Fistula

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03026491

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-20

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2017-04-01

Last updated

2017-08-09

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Conditions

Chewing Problem

Brief summary

The investigators aim to evaluate chewing function in children with repaired esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF). Patients with repaired EA-TEF will be evaluated for age, sex, type of atresia. Each child will be required to bite and chew a standardized biscuit. Chewing function will be scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS). The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) will be used to determine the tolerated food texture of children.

Detailed description

The diet of children with normal feeding skills includes a combination of liquid, semisolid and/or solid foods. Chewing dysfunction (CD) in children may cause restrictions in solid food intake, thereby may result in insufficient food intake and delay in growth. It is aim to evaluate chewing function in children with repaired esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF). Patients with repaired EA-TEF will be evaluated for age, sex, type of atresia. Each child will be required to bite and chew a standardized biscuit. Chewing function will be scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS). The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) will be used to determine the tolerated food texture of children.

Interventions

OTHERChewing evaluation

Each child was required to bite and chew a standardized biscuit while chewing video recording. Chewing function was scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS).

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

24 Months to 192 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Children with repaired esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula, without airway aspiration, intact airway closure

Exclusion criteria

* Children without repaired esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula, with airway aspiration, insufficient airway closure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Chewing function will be scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS)	10 minutes	Chewing function will be evaluated

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Observational oral motor assessment will be performed	15 minutes	The presence of open mouth posture, open bite, tongue thrust, high palate will be noted as ''absent'' or ''present''. The body position, hyper/hyposensitivity, jaw, lips/cheeks and tongue movements of the children will be assessed .

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026