Cleft palate Cleft palate
Conditions
Interventions
Straight line palatoplasty
Z-palatoplasty
Palatoplasty with additional buccal flaps
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 1 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Children with a cleft lip/alveolus/palate or cleft palate only - Patients with and without genetic disorders or malformations - Written informed consent by both the parents or legally authorized persons with good understanding/mastery of the Dutch language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Primary surgery elsewhere - Primary palatoplasty after the age of 12 months (except for patients with Pierre Robin sequence) - When adopted, presentation at the hospital after the age of 9 months - Deafness - Dutch language not spoken/offered to the child at home
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| What is the difference in speech outcome after these surgical techniques? - canonical babbling: age 12 months - hypernasalitity: age 3 and 5 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - What is the incidence of palatal dehiscences with these surgical techniques? - What is the incidence of fistulas in the palate with these surgical techniques? - What is the incidence of speech correcting surgeries with these surgical techniques? | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactE.C. Paes
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Outcome results
None listed