Ultrasound Assessment of Tongue Characteristics in Children and Adolescents With Obesity

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Conditions studied: Obesity & Overweight, Pediatric Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

In brief

This longitudinal observational study aims to validate ultrasound-based tongue markers related to tongue characteristics, including fat accumulation, morphologic and mechanical properties of the tongue in children and adolescents with obesity. Participants are assessed at baseline and after completion of a standardized 30-week inpatient weight-loss rehabilitation program at the Zeepreventorium (De Haan, Belgium). Tongue ultrasound parameters are examined in relation to anthropometric characteristics and obstructive sleep apnea condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07370350

Run by

Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant

People needed

100

Starts

2025-04-01

Expected to finish

2026-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-27

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years
• Diagnosis of obesity
• Already enrolled in the inpatient weight-loss rehabilitation program at the Zeepreventorium
• Written informed consent from legal guardian and assent from the participant, following the legal requirements

You may not qualify if…

• Known orthopedic, traumatic, or rheumatologic conditions affecting the cervicocephalic region
• Contraindication to ultrasound examination
• Inability to comply with study procedures
• Inability to understand the procedures

Where it is running

• ISEK-HE2B, av. Schalle 91 — Brussels, Belgium (enrolling)
• Zeepreventorium Koninklijke Baan 5 — De Haan, Belgium

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