Assessment of a New Tool to Measure Tongue Muscle Function

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Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) is currently the reference tool for assessing tongue muscle function, measuring the pressure exerted by the tongue on an air-filled bulb. However, several limitations reduce its precision and clinical relevance. To overcome these, the TOngue Manometer (TOM) has been developed. This crossover study compares the two devices in healthy adults, hypothesizing that the TOM's interface will enable participants to produce higher maximal tongue pressure and endurance values, closer to their ground truth.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07625761

Run by

Université Catholique de Louvain

People needed

58

Starts

2026-05-30

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being a healthy adult aged 18 to 65 years old
• Being able to understand and speak French

You may not qualify if…

• Being diagnosed with a cardiorespiratory or neuromuscular disease
• Being diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
• Any reason preventing the participant from completing the measurement protocol (e.g., oral pain, severe cognitive impairment, lack of cooperation, illiteracy)
• Being involved in an oropharyngeal rehabilitation program
• Having dysphagia

Where it is running

• Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC) - UCLouvain; Lung, Nose, and Skin (LUNS) lab — Brussels, Belgium

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