Closing gaps- a step foreward in diagnostic characterisation of velopharyngeal insufficiency

Closing gaps- a step foreward in diagnostic characterisation of velopharyngeal insufficiency - CGVPI

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022809

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-23

Start date

2020-11-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Q35.9 Q35.7

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who fit one or more diagnostic criteria of a sub mucous cleft palate (as mentioned before), or with a persisting velopharyngeal insufficiency after velar surgery. We plan to initiate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Uvula bifida, zona pellucida of the soft palate, bony notch of the hard palate, velopharyngeal insufficiency, Hypo-/Aplasie M. Uvulae, persisting velopharyngeal insufficiency after surgical cleft-palate therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: contraindications MRI (Pacer, CI, ...); claustrophobia; disagreement, either parent(s) or patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Significant improvement in Scoring of the "Heidelberger Rhinophoniebogen". In Addition a significant improvement in our Evaluation- score, developed for the moving MRI in submucous cleft palate patients oder patients with a velopharyngeal insufficiency.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
clinical improvement in velopharyngeal insufficiency or a reduction of the nasal rash while speaking.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLaura Rottlaender

MKG Uniklinikum Leipzig

laura.rottlaender@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0341-97-21105

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026