Effectiveness of Oromotor Therapy Through Parent Mediated Intervention for Drooling in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Background Drooling occurs in nearly half of the population of individuals with cerebral palsy, with spastic cerebral palsy being the most prevalent type. This study aims at administration of oromotor therapy as a parent mediated intervention and in obtaining a quantified data of the measure of improvement among the children with spastic cerebral palsy.  Method A quasi-experimental study was conducted with parents, of children with spastic cerebral palsy that have drooling, as participants. Children with spastic cerebral palsy aged 5 to 15 years were screened using Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS), drooling severity and frequency scale (DSFS). Oromotor Therapy (OMT) was administered to 20 children with spastic cerebral palsy via a parent mediated intervention, following which drooling was evaluated using the Drooling Impact Scale. Over the course of 10 weeks, a single group received OMT, with a frequency of three sessions per week, each session lasting thirty minutes.  Result From the statistical analysis, it is shown that there is a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test scores, and drooling significantly decreased which suggest the effectiveness of oromotor therapy through parent mediated intervention for drooling in children with spastic cerebral palsy.  Conclusion The result of the study concludes that there is a reduction in drooling through the administration of parent mediated intervention among the children with spastic cerebral palsy.