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Furlow With Buccinator and Velopharyngeal Function

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cleft Palate
Interventions
Procedure: furlow with buccinator flap
Registration Number
NCT06229587
Lead Sponsor
Fayoum University
Brief Summary

Assessment of speech and the middle ear function of patients between the age of 3 and 7 years surgically treated by ARC (Furlow z-palatoplasty with a buccinator myomucosal flap) was done. Middle ear function was assessed by clinical otoscopic examination and by tympanometry to detect the presence or absence of middle ear effusion and the need for tympanostomy tubes. Speech outcomes were assessed using perceptual speech assessment for the degree of hypernasality, compensatory misarticulation and speech intelligibility. Nasopharyngoscopic examination of the patients was done for visualization of the velopharyngeal port, allowing assessment of the pattern and grade of velopharyngeal closure during speech and the presence or absence of a velopharyngeal gap

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
    • Age 3 to 7 years
  • 1ry cleft repair by furrolow with buccal myomucosal flap
  • Non syndromic previously treated children
  • Cleft repaired by the same surgeon
Exclusion Criteria
    • Syndromic patient
  • Cleft palate repair by any technique except furlow with buccal myomucosal flap

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
furlow with buccinator armfurlow with buccinator flap-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
speech assessement3years

Nasopharyngoscopic examination of the cleft patients after repair with Furlow with buccinator flap allowing assessment of the grade of velopharyngeal closure during speech

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hearing Institution

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Giza, Egypt

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