Cleft Palate
Conditions
Brief summary
Assessment of speech and the middle ear function of patients between the age of 3 and 7 years surgically treated by ARC (Furlow z-palatoplasty with a buccinator myomucosal flap) was done. Middle ear function was assessed by clinical otoscopic examination and by tympanometry to detect the presence or absence of middle ear effusion and the need for tympanostomy tubes. Speech outcomes were assessed using perceptual speech assessment for the degree of hypernasality, compensatory misarticulation and speech intelligibility. Nasopharyngoscopic examination of the patients was done for visualization of the velopharyngeal port, allowing assessment of the pattern and grade of velopharyngeal closure during speech and the presence or absence of a velopharyngeal gap
Interventions
PROCEDUREfurlow with buccinator flap
Assessment of speech and the middle ear function of patients between the age of 3 and 7 years surgically treated by ARC (Furlow z-palatoplasty with a buccinator myomucosal flap) was done
Sponsors
Fayoum University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \- Age 3 to 7 years * 1ry cleft repair by furrolow with buccal myomucosal flap * Non syndromic previously treated children * Cleft repaired by the same surgeon
Exclusion criteria
* \- Syndromic patient * Cleft palate repair by any technique except furlow with buccal myomucosal flap
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| speech assessement | 3years | Nasopharyngoscopic examination of the cleft patients after repair with Furlow with buccinator flap allowing assessment of the grade of velopharyngeal closure during speech |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed