Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Added to Oral Motor Therapy in Cerebral Palsy

Starting soon · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy (CP), Drooling

In brief

This randomized, controlled, single-blind trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) combined with oral motor therapy in reducing drooling severity among children with cerebral palsy. Participants will be allocated to an intervention group (oral motor therapy plus NMES), a control group (oral motor therapy alone) and a sham group (oral motor therapy with placebo NMES).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07069257

Run by

Aslinur Keles Ercisli, MD, PhD

People needed

30

Starts

2026-05-01

Expected to finish

2026-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-15

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of cerebral palsy (unilateral/bilateral spastic, ataxic, dyskinetic, or mixed type)
• Presence of drooling control problems
• Age between 4 and 17 years
• Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels 2, 3, 4, or 5
• Stable drooling severity for at least one month prior to enrollment
• Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale (DSFS) score of 3 or higher

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis of dysphagia
• Use of medications affecting drooling within the past 72 hours
• Upper respiratory tract infection and/or salivary gland infection during the study period
• History of botulinum toxin injection to the salivary glands

Where it is running

• Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital — Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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