Participants are needed to suck on an infant bottle to test changes in mouth
pressure. Participants would participate in 3 sessions over a 3-4 week period. The
session would measure pressure changes within your mouth while you suck water
from an infant bottle. We will measure at least 5 locations within your mouth
using the Millar Mikro-Tip (MMT) catheter sensors. Millar Mikro-Tip (MMT)
catheters are 1 F (0.33 mm) in diameter and have been approved by the FDA to
measure changes in cardiovascular and airway pressures.
During testing, one sensor will be secured with dental paste at the roof of your
mouth and remain there to act as a control during testing. A second sensor will be
secured with dental paste on the outside of your inside and outside on your #12
tooth. The wire may be secured with paper tape for stability on your cheek. After
the sensors are attached you will be asked to suck one infant nipple attached to a
bottle filled with water for 60 seconds.
After 60 seconds, the sensor will be moved to the #14 inside and outside of #14
tooth and you will be asked to repeat sucking on the bottle. The sensors may be
moved to another tooth location to measure a larger area of pressure changes
within the mouth. You may be asked to apply 1cm X 1cm non-toxic silver
reflective face paint on your right cheek.
This is being done to determine the pressure differences in the adult mouth at the
cheek, tongue and the roof of the mouth.
Testing will occur in a private room in the School of Nursing Biobehavioral Lab in
Arjona Hall or Storrs Hall, at a time of your convenience. The day of the lab testing
visit you will be contacted in the morning via text to verify that you are available
to come to the lab and to be screened for COVID-19. Each lab visit will take an
hour of your time. Compensation for your participation will be a $20 gift card for
each of the 3 lab visits for a total of $60 gift cards.
For more information about participating in research, please contact Ruth Lucas
by calling 860- 486-4918 or emailing ruth.lucas@uconn.edu.
Thank you.
Principal Investigator: Ruth Lucas For more information, contact: Ruth Lucas at
ruth.lucas@uconn.edu
H19-110 approved 4-17-2025
For more information, contact: Ruth Lucas at ruth.lucas@uconn.edu