CLEfts and FEeding Difficulties (CLEFED-2) The prevalence of feeding difficulties in children with cleft lip and/or palate.

CLEfts and FEeding Difficulties (CLEFED-2) The prevalence of feeding difficulties in children with cleft lip and/or palate. - CLEfts and FEeding Difficulties (CLEFED-2)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON41195

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-06

Start date

2014-07-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-12

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Conditions

cleft lip cleft palate

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consecutive 70 children (age 0-4 weeks) that visit the cleft-team: - adequate understanding of the Dutch language by the parents - cleft lip - cleft lip and palate - cleft palate only - Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - previous treatment and follow-up by another cleft-team (another hospital) - no informed consent - children that were adopted

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the main study parameters of this study are:* - feeding techniques and skills, defined by the Nijmeegse Observatielijst Lepelvoeding (NOL) and SOMA and an observation lists focussed on children with clefts and parent-child interaction. - weight gain (growth), defined by the difference in measurements (standard deviation) marked on a standardized growth-curve	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NG feeding (and duration), extent of the cleft palate, associated malformations, upper respiratory infections / pneumonia, medication (child), placement of grommets (middle ear tubes), complications/adverse effects	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results