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Otologic and Rhinologic Outcomes in Children With Clef Palate

Otologic and Rhinologic Outcomes in Children With Cleft Palate at Age 10 Years

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03708406
Acronym
Clef Palate
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-10-17
Start date
2018-10-12
Completion date
2019-12-30
Last updated
2020-03-10

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Conditions

Cleft Lip and Palate

Keywords

cleft palate, Eustachian dysfunction, Obstructive ventilation

Brief summary

OBJECTIVE: To compare otologic and rhinologic outcomes in patients with cleft palate according to surgical protocols and type of cleft. DESIGN: Monocentric retrospective and prospective analysis of medical reports. PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS: All consecutively treated patients affected by a cleft palate, born between December 2006 and December 2009 and followed in the Montpellier University Hospital, at the age of 10 years. INTERVENTIONS: Results of audiometry, tympanometry, otoscopy, tubomanometry and rhinomanometry and orofacial tomodensitometry done at the age of 10 were evaluated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The history of ventilation tubes inserted, and the results at the EDTQ test were analyzed.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

University Hospital, Montpellier
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

: * 10 yo children with operated clefts followed in the universitary hospital of Montpellier * who went to the ENT check up

Exclusion criteria

: * Thoses who skip the check up

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Audiometry1 dayevaluation of the hearing threshold

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
nasal ventilation1 dayNasal ventilation will be assessed with passive anterior rhinomanometry
Eustachian tube function1 dayEustachian tube function will be assessed with tubomanometry
Facial 3D scan1 dayFacial 3D scan will be used to measure 2 criteria : * Total volum of the mastoid * Total volum of the mastoid's cells (pneumatization) Facial 3D scan will be used to measure 2 criteria : * Total volum of the mastoid * Total volum of the mastoid's cells (pneumatization) Facial 3D scan will be used to measure 2 criteria : * Total volum of the mastoid * Total volum of the mastoid's cells (pneumatization)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026