Evaluating chewing function in children with oral health issues

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project investigates how masticatory function evolves during oral rehabilitation in children with various oral health impairments. It focuses on parameters such as food bolus granulometry, masticatory behavior, muscle activity, and performance. The study also examines the relationship between masticatory function and factors like oral health alterations, eating behaviors, and children's growth metrics. Data collection includes clinical indicators, frequency of orofacial dysfunctions, and quality of life assessments for children and their families.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* All children, from 3 to 17 years old (inclusion limits), attending the special dental care unit of the CHU Estaing in Clermont Ferrand or the CH Guy Thomas in Riom are included in the study:
* Children and adolescents who have given their consent (6-17 years) and whose legal guardians have given their consent.
* Children (3-6 years old) with consent from the legal guardian.
* The subject is affiliated with a Social Security system.

This may include:

1. children with multiple caries, requiring full rehabilitation under sedation or general anesthesia +/- prosthetic rehabilitation,
2. children with orofacial dysmorphologies/malocclusions, associated or not with a general syndrome, requiring orthodontic and/or prosthetic treatment
3. children with dental abnormalities, associated or not with a general syndrome, requiring conservative, orthodontic and/or prosthetic treatment,
4. children with a healthy oral status in the course of their bi-annual oral health chek-up.

Exclusion criteria:

* Children with an ASA III or IV category according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists
* Children who do not have a solid diet due to severe neuromotor disorders.
* Children for whom a geographical or organizational barrier prevents follow-up in the service, children in social placement
* Children over 18 years of age
* Children (6-17 years) who do not volunteer to participate
* Children (6-17 years old) who are unable to give consent to participate in the research.
* Children for whom one of the legal guardians refuses to participate in the study
* Children whose legal guardians are not capable of giving informed consent.
* Children who are not affiliated to a Social Security system.
* Pregnant or nursing teenagers

Where it's running

• CHU clermont-ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Valérie Collado — University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
• Study coordinator: Lise Laclautre
• Email: promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr
• Phone: 334.73.754.963

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.