Superiorly Based Pharyngeal Flap Versus Myomucosal Resection and Direct Closure

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06343623

Enrollment

150

Registered

2024-04-02

Start date

2018-10-12

Completion date

2022-10-16

Last updated

2024-04-02

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Conditions

Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Brief summary

Patients were classified into two groups. Group (A) patients included fifty patients had velopharyngeal insufficiency and were surgically corrected by the superiorly based pharyngeal flap. Group (B) patients included fifty patients had velopharyngeal insufficiency and were surgically corrected with myomucosal resection and direct closure of the posterior pharyngeal wall

Detailed description

Interventions

PROCEDUREmyomucosal resection and direct closure

myomucosal resection and direct closure

PROCEDUREsuperiorly based flap

superiorly based pharyngeal flap

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \- Patients have velopharyngeal insufficiency. * Age range 4-10 years

Exclusion criteria

* \- Syndromic patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Improvement in the speech outcome	4 years	Improvement in the speech outcome using auditory perception assessment and videonasoendoscopy

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
obstructive sleep apnea	3 years	obstructive sleep apnea using respiratory function test

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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