Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Gentle touch may ease drooling and eating struggles in kids with cerebral palsy

NCT ID NCT07516860

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing This study
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a gentle hands-on technique called Strain Counter-Strain to relax tight jaw and neck muscles in 30 children with spastic cerebral palsy, ages 4 to 8. The goal is to improve mouth opening, reduce drooling, and make eating easier. Results are measured after one month of treatment.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

May 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

4 to 8 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronological age was 4 - 8 years from gender was selected * Their degrees of spasticity were 1, 1+ according to modified Ashworth scale. * They had moderate drooling according to modified drooling questionnaire. * Mouth opening limitation was less than 3 cm. * Their levels of motor function were II - III- IV according to gross motor function classification system. * Their levels of feeding abilities were III on Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System. * Children were able to follow instruction Exclusion Criteria: * Any history of jaw, head, and face trauma. * Facial or dental developmental abnormalities. * Any history of head and neck surgical intervention. * Congenital abnormalities of head and neck

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Mouth opening are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cerebral palsy Sialorrhea spastic cerebral palsy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Mouth opening Oral motor functions Sialorrhea Spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) Strain counterstrain technique

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

    Giza, Egypt

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.