Interventions for Feeding and Nutrition in Cerebral Palsy


Ferluga, E. D., Archer, K. R., et al. (2013).

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 94. (Prepared by the Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10065-I) AHRQ Publication No. 13-EHC015-EF), 175.

This systematic review compares the effects of different feeding interventions (e.g., behavioral, diet modification) on various health outcomes in individuals with cerebral palsy and feeding difficulties.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center



From 1980

All study designs except single-case reports

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<div>The strength of evidence was considered low for the effects of positioning and of altering food consistency on feeding safety and efficiency.</div>

<div>Insufficient evidence was reported for the use of oral sensorimotor interventions on feeding safety and efficiency.</div>