None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Using woos or sommerlads palatoplasty technique to surgically improve the velopharyngeal dysfunction of patients who have already undergone primary correction of cleft defect: both woos
Sponsors
P I Nainan
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy children, adolescent and adult patients between the age group of 6-40 years. 2. Subjects with repaired cleft palate having Velopharyngeal Incompetence and Hypernasal Speech, irrespective of the sex are included in the study. 3. Subjects consenting to follow up speech therapy after surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant individuals 2. Mentally challenged patients. 3. Patients with syndromes. 4. Patients who have earlier undergone surgery for Velopharyngeal Incompetence improvement. 5. Patient who have been operated on more than one instance for cleft palate closure. 6. Patient allergic to Beta-lactam/Cephalosporin group of antibiotics. 7. Patients with excessive palatal scarring. 8. Patients with palatal fistula 9. Patients with Hearing disabilities. 10. Patients lost to follow up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To Assess Which Surgical Technique Contributes To Better Improvemnt In Speech In Patients With Velopharyngeal InsufficiencyTimepoint: Study plan to complete within 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To Assess Post Surgical Morbidity And To Compare The Same Between Two Surgical Techniques Used To Correct Velopharyngeal InsufficiencyTimepoint: Study plan to complete within 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jayanth B S
Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences
Outcome results
None listed