The Influence of Breathing in Writing

May 7, 2015 updated by: Luiza Junqueira Ferrer, University of Campinas, Brazil

The Influence of Mouth Breathing in the Discrimination of Sonority Perception in Writing

Purpose: To examine whether nasal breathing influences the perception of sound causing trade between hard and soft consonants in the writing of children in school age and the incidence of trade.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

To achieve the above goal explained, it was used:

Methods: The sample was consisted of 200 children, 100 previously diagnosed with oronasal breath (51 females and 49 males) who participated in the study group and 100 nasal breathers (54 females and 46 males) which were the control group. 36 words were dictated as minimal pairs to be written. Then a story was submitted in sequence of six figures from which the subjects produced a text.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • SP
      • Campinas, SP, Brazil
        • University of Campinas

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

7 years to 13 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

200 children, 100 previously diagnosed with oronasal breath (51 females and 49 males) who participated in the study group and 100 nasal breathers (54 females and 46 males) which were the control group.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Mouth Breather/Nasal Breather
  • Literate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hearing trouble
  • Speech trouble

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Mouth Breather
Mouth Breathers Children from 7 to 13 years old
Nasal Breather
Nasal breathers children from 7 to 13 years old

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Comparison between production written and directed free nose breathers and mouth breathing children
Time Frame: up to 8 weeks
up to 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Campinas, Brazil

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eulalia Sakano, PhD, University of Campinas, Brazil

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

May 8, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • LFerrer

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