DynaCleft® Effects on Soft Tissues and on Quality of Life for Incomplete Unilateral Cleft Lip Infants

NCT ID: NCT04455035

Last Updated: 2024-12-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-21

Study Completion Date

2021-04-06

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the DynaCleft® system on soft tissues of infants with unilateral incomplete cleft lip and to assess influences on quality of life for infants who underwent DynaCleft® and that of their families.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cleft Lip and Palate

Keywords

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Dynacleft

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Retrospective Group(Control)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparator: Retrospective Group(Control)

Intervention Type OTHER

The control group for this study will be obtained from a retrospective chart review of electronic health records of patients with incomplete cleft lip who underwent surgery without any presurgical interventions.

Prospective Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prospective Group

Intervention Type DEVICE

The study population for the prospective aspect will include recruited newborns with untreated unilateral incomplete cleft lip.

DynaCleft® + Nasal Elevator therapy will be discussed with parent(s) as a presurgical orthopedic option while awaiting primary cleft lip surgical repair that typically occurs between the ages of 3 to 6 months.Study duration will be up to three months of presurgical intervention.Photographs are to be taken at initial visit prior to presurgical intervention and later at completion of the DynaCleft® therapy immediately prior to lip surgery. Angles to be pictured are to include the standard anterior-posterior, profile, and worms-eye view.

Linear measurements will be obtained with a ruler and registered in millimeters. A goniometer will be used to measure angles.

Interventions

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Comparator: Retrospective Group(Control)

The control group for this study will be obtained from a retrospective chart review of electronic health records of patients with incomplete cleft lip who underwent surgery without any presurgical interventions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Prospective Group

The study population for the prospective aspect will include recruited newborns with untreated unilateral incomplete cleft lip.

DynaCleft® + Nasal Elevator therapy will be discussed with parent(s) as a presurgical orthopedic option while awaiting primary cleft lip surgical repair that typically occurs between the ages of 3 to 6 months.Study duration will be up to three months of presurgical intervention.Photographs are to be taken at initial visit prior to presurgical intervention and later at completion of the DynaCleft® therapy immediately prior to lip surgery. Angles to be pictured are to include the standard anterior-posterior, profile, and worms-eye view.

Linear measurements will be obtained with a ruler and registered in millimeters. A goniometer will be used to measure angles.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Retrospective Group:

* Unilateral cleft lip with or without cleft palate
* Patients of a single surgeon (Matthew Greives, MD)
* Patients with complete photographs:

* After birth, first visit
* At cleft lip repair (3-4 months)
* Post-operative cleft repair (about 1 year of age)

Prospective Group:

* Patients with incomplete unilateral cleft lip with or without cleft palate
* Patients of any surgeon

Exclusion Criteria

Retrospective Group:

* Bilateral cleft lip or complete unilateral cleft lip
* Patients operated on by other primary surgeons
* Patients with incomplete photo records will be evaluated to determine if the patient should be excluded

Prospective Group:

* Patients with bilateral cleft lip or complete unilateral cleft lip
* Patients whose parents refuse to consent to inclusion
* Patients with tape allergies to the adhesive of the DynaCleft®
* Patients with syndromic craniofacial conditions or Tessier type facial clefts
Maximum Eligible Age

6 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Brett Thomas Chiquet

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Brett T Chiquet, DDS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Locations

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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HSC-DB-20-0311

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id