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Allied Cleft & Craniofacial Quality-Improvement and Research Network (ACCQUIREnet)

Conditions
Cleft Palate
Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft Lip
Interventions
Procedure: cleft lip repair
Procedure: gingivoperiosteoplasty
Procedure: cleft palate repair
Procedure: LeFort-1 maxillary repositioning
Procedure: oronasal fistula repair
Procedure: pharyngoplasty
Procedure: rhinoplasty
Other: speech therapy
Procedure: myringotomy and tympanostomy tube placement
Procedure: presurgical orthopedics
Procedure: orthodontia
Device: sound amplification for hearing
Registration Number
NCT02702869
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

The Allied Cleft \& Craniofacial Quality-Improvement and Research Network (ACCQUIREnet) is a group of multidisciplinary cleft teams that have implemented a system for prospective collection of outcomes data, based on the ICHOM Standard Set for the Comprehensive Appraisal of Cleft Care, CLEFT-Q, and other outcomes instruments. Participating cleft teams may analyze clinical and psychosocial outcomes related to care of the child with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), compare its performance with those of other cleft centers, and identify opportunities for quality improvement.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this project is to implement a system of prospective, standardized data collection for all patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) treated by the cleft and craniofacial centers that participate in ACCQUIREnet.

Adoption of this prospective data-collection system has two principal goals:

1. To enable on-demand and scheduled review of cleft-care-related safety and outcomes data and team performance for the purpose of internal audits and continuous quality improvement; and

2. To permit participation in multi-site, collaborative quality-improvement projects and/or research networks that require usage of these standardized data-collection methods. (These collaborations are described in corresponding IRB protocols and data-transfer agreements. Patient privacy and confidentiality is protected at all times.)

All patients with CL/P treated at cleft and craniofacial centers participating in ACCQUIREnet will be invited to participate in this project. Duke University serves as the coordinating center and statistical support center for the study. Data are maintained in a local, secured database.

The IRB protocol details methods of quality assurance, data monitoring, and auditing. Data dictionaries employed in ACCQUIREnet include the CleftCap REDCap project template, CleftKit Common Data Model (an extension of the PCORnet Common Data Model), the ICHOM Standard Set for the Comprehensive Appraisal of Cleft Care, and the CLEFT-Q patient-reported outcome manual, maintained by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ichom.org) and McMaster University, respectively.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Typical orofacial clefts, of which subtypes are:
  • Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip
  • Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and alveolus
  • Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and alveolus and palate
  • Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate
  • Overt cleft palate
  • Occult cleft palate
Exclusion Criteria
  • Atypical (Tessier) facial clefts

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
uCL(A)presurgical orthopedicsChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)PpharyngoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
uCL(A)PorthodontiaChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
bCL(A)rhinoplastyChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)cleft lip repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)LeFort-1 maxillary repositioningChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)rhinoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)Poronasal fistula repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
uCL(A)speech therapyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)gingivoperiosteoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)orthodontiaChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)Pcleft lip repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
uCL(A)PLeFort-1 maxillary repositioningChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
bCL(A)cleft lip repairChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
bCL(A)speech therapyChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
uCL(A)Pcleft palate repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
bCL(A)LeFort-1 maxillary repositioningChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
bCL(A)presurgical orthopedicsChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
bCL(A)Pcleft lip repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)PgingivoperiosteoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)PorthodontiaChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)Ppresurgical orthopedicsChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)Psound amplification for hearingChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
CPcleft palate repairChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
CPLeFort-1 maxillary repositioningChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
CPmyringotomy and tympanostomy tube placementChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
uCL(A)PgingivoperiosteoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
uCL(A)PrhinoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
bCL(A)Pcleft palate repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)PLeFort-1 maxillary repositioningChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)Pmyringotomy and tympanostomy tube placementChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
CPspeech therapyChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
uCL(A)Pmyringotomy and tympanostomy tube placementChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
uCL(A)Pspeech therapyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
uCL(A)Ppresurgical orthopedicsChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
bCL(A)gingivoperiosteoplastyChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
bCL(A)orthodontiaChildren with bilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus but intact secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form).
bCL(A)PrhinoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
CPpharyngoplastyChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
CPsound amplification for hearingChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
uCL(A)Psound amplification for hearingChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, or Veau-III).
CPoronasal fistula repairChildren with cleft secondary palate only, but intact lip and alveolus. Subgroup analysis by severity (submucous, Veau-I, or Veau-II).
bCL(A)Poronasal fistula repairChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)PpharyngoplastyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
bCL(A)Pspeech therapyChildren with unilateral cleft lip with/without cleft alveolus and with cleft secondary palate. Subgroup analysis by severity of lip (complete, incomplete, or lesser-form) and severity of palate (submucous, Veau-I, Veau-II, Veau-III, or Veau-IV).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Breathing: Patient-reported outcomes related to nasal and oral breathing~22 years of age

Uses the NOSE PROM

Aesthetics: Patient-reported outcomes related to appearance~22 years of age

Uses the CLEFT-Q PROM

Speech: intelligibility~22 years of age

Utilizes the intelligibility in context scale (ICS)

Speech: velopharyngeal competence~22 years of age
Aesthetics: Clinical assessment of nasolabial and facial aesthetics~22 years of age
Speech: articulation~22 years of age

Utilizes the modified percent correct consonants (mPCC) scale

Speech: patient-reported outcomes related to speech and speaking~22 years of age

Utilizes the CLEFT-Q PROM

Hearing: puretone average~5 years of age
Dental: occlusion (Uses modifications of the GOSLON scale)~22 years of age
Dental: patient-reported outcomes related to mastication~22 years of age

Uses the CLEFT-Q PROM

Dental: dmft and DMFT scores~22 years of age

Utilizes the dmft score for deciduous teeth and DMFT score for permanent teeth

Dental: occlusion (Uses modifications of the Bauru scale)~22 years of age
Dental: patient-reported outcomes related to oral health~22 years of age

Uses the COHIP PROM

Patient-reported outcomes related to eating/drinking~22 years of age

Uses the CLEFT-Q PROM

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Johns Hopkins - All Children's Hospital (JHACH)

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Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Washington University - St. Louis Children's Hospital (WUSTL)

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Duke University - Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Maine Medical Center

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Portland, Maine, United States

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

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Hollywood, Florida, United States

Wake Forest University - Brenner Children's Hospital

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

University of Texas at Houston - Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

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Houston, Texas, United States

Harvard University - Boston Children's Hospital (BCH)

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Orlando Health - Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Dalhousie University - IWK Health Centre

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

University of Florida - Shands Hospital

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

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