The incidence of cleft lip/palate before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
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- Conditions
- cleft lip/palate
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000031578
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Results: There were no significant differences between the control and affected periods in the prevalence (per 10,000 live births) of cleft lip with or without palate (13.8 versus 16.7; p=0.342), isolated cleft palate (5.2 versus 3.2; p=0.267), or overall cleft lip and/or cleft palate (19.0 versus 19.9; p=0.799). Conclusions: We did not observe that the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami affected the birth prevalence of CL/P in Miyagi prefecture, even though it severely impacted human health in the area.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Those of births were not registered at Miyagi prefecture. Or those who were diagnosed as submucosal cleft palate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Considering that organogenic period was most sensitive to factors of circumstances, the affected period of birth was defined as during a year after 9 months of the disaster. The control period was setting as during 5 years before the affected period. Main outcome measures were incidences of cleft lip/palate during the control period and the affected period by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method