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Cleft Palate Surgery and Speech Development

NCT00004639 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 475

Last updated 2011-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Compare the outcome of two primary surgeries techniques (von Langenbeck and Furlow double z-plasty) performed on children with cleft lip/palate to determine if one results in significantly better velopharyngeal competency for speech.

Conditions

  • Cleft Lip
  • Cleft Palate

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Furlow double z-plasty palatoplasty palate repair

PROCEDURE

Von Langenbeck palatoplasty palate repair

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William N Williams, Ph.D · Univerisity of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1996-02-29
Primary Completion
2006-03-31
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Brazil

Study Locations

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