Retrospective Study on the Outcome of Cleft Palate Repair: Comparing US Surgical and Ethicon Suture Materials
- Conditions
- Cleft Palate
- Registration Number
- NCT00584272
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
- Brief Summary
Investigator initiated retrospective chart review to study the effects of changing suture material on the healing and outcome of cleft palate surgery were.
- Detailed Description
This study aims to show what the effects of changing suture material were on the healing and outcome of cleft palate surgery. The study will be considered successful if we find that either there is an effect on the healing after surgery, one of the suture materials seems to promote better healing and final outcome, or that there is no difference between the suture materials.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 88
- Cleft palate repair performed at UCDMC between 1/1996 and 6/2006
- Those who do not meet the inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of California Davis Medical Center
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States