Evaluation of masticatory function in adult patients with cerebral palsy

Clinical and electromyographic evaluation of masticatory dynamics in adult patients with cerebral palsy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Observational

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-2m9mgq

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2012-01-25

Start date

2011-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-27

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Conditions

Cerebbral palsy.

Interventions

33 adults with cerebral palsy. Anamnesis and clinical examination will be conducted, as well as the determination of oral motor function through quantification by means of scores. The score achieved b

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Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Origin of the volunteers: Patients from ‘Associação Pró-Saúde para Pacientes com Necessidades Especiais’ - ASPE and Training Program in Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities from Dentistry School of São José dos Campos / UNESP. Type of cerebral palsy: diparetic, quadriparesis or hemiparesis. Age: from 18 to 50 years old. Characteristics of participants: no cognitive deficits, collaborative behavior and without treatment of botulinum toxin at least six months before the study begins. Concordance of the participants and the legal representative to join the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Origin of the volunteers: originating from other institutions than DentistrySchoolof São José dos Campos / UNESP . Type of cerebral palsy: Any paralysis different than quadriparesis, hemiparesis or diparetic. Age: not adults. Characteristics of participants: presentingcognitive deficits, not collaborative behaviorand / or under botulinum toxin treatmtentat least six months before the survey. Lack of agreement of the participant in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
It is expected a statistical agreement (p<0,05) between the classification obtained by the clinical examination ( mild, moderate and severe)and electromyography evaluation (mild, if higher than 50 microvolts; moderate, if higher than 20 but lower than 50 microvolts; and severe, if lower than 20 microvolts)of masticatory dynamics of the patients.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
It is expected lower electromyographic values (in microvolts) for masticatory muscles of patients with cerebral palsy in relation to those found in the literature for individuals without cerebral palsy, of the same age, with no motor and cognitive impairment (50 e 100 microvolts).	—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMônica Gomes

Faculdade de Odontologia \ UNESP

mfgomes@fosjc.unesp.br(12) 3947-9000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)