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. 2021 Nov 17:24:100872.
doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100872. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Evaluation of an intensive voice treatment to reduce anterior drooling in children with cerebral palsy: Protocol for a concurrent multiple-baseline, single case experimental design study

Michelle McInerney  1 , Christine Imms  2 , Paul N Carding  3 , Dinah S Reddihough  4
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Evaluation of an intensive voice treatment to reduce anterior drooling in children with cerebral palsy: Protocol for a concurrent multiple-baseline, single case experimental design study

Michelle McInerney et al. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. .

Abstract

Anterior drooling is common in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and poses significant risks to the child's health. Causes of drooling include oro-motor dysfunction, inefficient swallowing and reduced sensation in the orofacial musculature. Behavioural interventions are frequently recommended to reduce drooling; however, this is in the absence of high-quality research evidence. This paper describes a protocol for evaluating the effectiveness of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment LOUD (LSVT LOUD®) in reducing drooling; and optimising speech and swallowing in a group of children with CP. A structured and systematic visual analysis supplemented with statistical analyses will be used to analyse the data. The risk of bias in n-of-1 trials (RoBiNT) Scale [1] guided the design and implementation of the study.

Keywords: Behavioral intervention; Cerebral palsy; Child; Drooling.

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Randomization of participants to treatment (Tx) conditions. Participants will be randomized to one of two samples of three participants. Within each sample participants will be randomly allocated to one of three baseline conditions: a 10-day, 14-day, or 18-day baseline.
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Example of data collection plan for one participant.
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