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The impact of cleft lip and palate (CLP) on the oral microbiome, the local immune response and clinical parameters during interdisciplinary orthodontic treatments

Recruiting
Conditions
Q35-Q37
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Registration Number
DRKS00033429
Lead Sponsor
Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
974
Inclusion Criteria

Newborns with cleft lip and palate and their mothers
- Newborns without cleft lip and palate malformation and their mothers
- Children and adolescents with cleft lip and palate
- Children and adolescents without cleft lip and palate malformation

Exclusion Criteria

Withdrawal of the declaration of consent by the parents/legal guardians

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary endpoint is the difference between the study group (patients with cleft lip and palate) and the control group (patients without cleft malformation) regarding the oral microbiome (alpha diversity) per study time point.<br>Sample collection from different oral niches (tongue, cleft margin, gingival crevicular fluid) and investigation of the oral microbiome using 16SrRNA sequenzierung.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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