Furlow palatoplasty with buccal flap for speech in children with cleft palate

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is an observational comparison of two surgical techniques for palatal repair, grouping about 20 children into two arms of 10 each: Furlow palatoplasty with a buccal myomucosal flap versus two-flap palatoplasty. All children are aged 3–5 years, nonsyndromic, and had repairs performed by the same craniofacial surgeon. Speech samples are recorded in Arabic in a soundproof room using repeated syllables, sentences with high-pressure sounds, and counting, then analyzed by an expert phoniatrician. Primary outcomes include degree of hypernasality, speech intelligibility, and compensatory speech errors.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* 3-5 years old childreen with previous treated complete cleft lip and palate, nonsyndromic.
* lip and palate repair performed by one craniofacial surgeon

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with syndromic cleft lip.
* Redu cases
* Bilateral cleft lip
* Patient older 5years or younger 3 years.
* Associated Cardiac anomalies.
* Any systemic condition

Where it's running

• Fayoum University
  Al Fayyum, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Shaimaa Refahee
• Email: smr11@fayoum.edu.eg
• Phone: 01227407987

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.