Short Term Efficiency of Presurgical Vacuum Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Aligners in Infants With Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Compared With Grayson Acrylic Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Appliances.

NCT ID: NCT04966572

Last Updated: 2021-07-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-01

Study Completion Date

2022-03-30

Brief Summary

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Newborns with bilateral cleft lip/ palate will be treated pre-surgically by either presurgical vacuum-formed nasoalveolar molding aligners VF (NAM) or conventional Grayson acrylic formed nasoalveolar molding appliances in order to evaluate their effect on the maxillary arch.

Detailed Description

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The aim of this trial is to evaluate and compare the short-term effect of VF (NAM) aligners with conventional Grayson appliances at 2 stages T1 (Before NAM therapy), and T2 (After NAM therapy) as regards maxillary arch changes.

Newborns with Bilateral cleft lip/ palate will be allocated randomly into two groups: the first group will receive presurgical vacuum-formed nasoalveolar molding aligners while the second group will receive conventional Grayson acrylic formed nasoalveolar molding appliances. The follow-up period will be 4-6 months till surgical lip closure. The changes in the maxillary arch will be assessed by digital maxillary models.

Conditions

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Cleft Lip and Palate Bilateral Cleft Lip/Palate

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
single blinded

Study Groups

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Presurgical vacuum formed nasoalveolar molding aligners group

In this group, all patients will receive 1-2 VF-NAM aligners incorporated with palatal screw in addition to taping from day 1 for 4-6 Months with follow-up every 3 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Presurgical vacuum formed nasoalveolar molding aligners

Intervention Type DEVICE

at first visit, the infants will receive this appliance which is a maxillary vacuum plate incorporated with palatal screw, the infant's parents will be instructed to activate the screw and apply horizontal tap which will be placed at the base of nose in order to approximate lip segments and to change tape daily. After that, The infants will be recalled one week after the first visit to add the nasal stents into the appliance.

conventional Grayson acrylic formed nasoalveolar molding appliances group

This group will receive conventional Grayson acrylic formed nasoalveolar molding appliances without taping except some cases, with follow up every week for activation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional Grayson acrylic formed nasoalveolar molding appliances

Intervention Type DEVICE

at first visit, the infants will receive this appliance which is a maxillary acrylic plate without adding taping, the infants will be recalled bi weekly for activating the appliance.

When the cleft alveolar gap is reduced to 6mm or less, a pair of nasal stents will be added to mold the nasal cartilage. the infants will be followed up for 4-6 months.

Interventions

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Presurgical vacuum formed nasoalveolar molding aligners

at first visit, the infants will receive this appliance which is a maxillary vacuum plate incorporated with palatal screw, the infant's parents will be instructed to activate the screw and apply horizontal tap which will be placed at the base of nose in order to approximate lip segments and to change tape daily. After that, The infants will be recalled one week after the first visit to add the nasal stents into the appliance.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Conventional Grayson acrylic formed nasoalveolar molding appliances

at first visit, the infants will receive this appliance which is a maxillary acrylic plate without adding taping, the infants will be recalled bi weekly for activating the appliance.

When the cleft alveolar gap is reduced to 6mm or less, a pair of nasal stents will be added to mold the nasal cartilage. the infants will be followed up for 4-6 months.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Non-syndromic Infants with complete BCLP infants
* Infants less than 1 month of age
* Males and females.
* Infants with displaced premaxilla
* Patients whose parents provided written consent for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients above 1 month of age
* Syndromic and systemically ill infants.
* Patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate.
* Incomplete Cleft lip.
* Medically compromised patients
* Patient's/guardians who will be unwilling to go through the PNAM therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

1 Month

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Khadega Ali Al Khateeb

Phd student, faculty of Dentistry, Cairo university

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Fatma Abdu Abdelsayed, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cairo University

Locations

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Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Khadega Ali Al Khateeb, PhD

Role: CONTACT

00201100739869

Mohamed Abd El-Ghafour, Lecturer

Role: CONTACT

00201007433288

Facility Contacts

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Mai Aboul Fotouh, lecturer

Role: primary

00201001884499

Mohamed Abd El-Ghafour, lecturer

Role: backup

00201007433288

References

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Al-Khateeb KA, Aboulfotouh MH, Abdelsayed F, Mohamed W, Abd-El-Ghafour M. Three-dimensional assessment of maxillary arch changes in infants with bilateral cleft lip and palate using vacuum-formed nasoalveolar molding with active screw versus conventional nasoalveolar molding appliances: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Aug 19;25(1):1339. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-06607-w.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40830787 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BCLP_ Grayson_ vacuum

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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