Systematic Pediatric Care for Oral Clefts - South America

Summary

Cleft lip and palate are a significant component of morbid human birth defects in the developing world. This study measures the impact of having a child born with a cleft lip on subsequent maternal/infant family health, and whether frequent pediatric care compared to standard pediatric care will reduce neonatal mortality in children born with cleft lip and palate.

Conditions

• Cleft Lip
• Cleft Palate
• Congenital Defects

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Systematic pediatric care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research

  collaborator OTHER

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

  collaborator NIH

• Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health

  collaborator NIH

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  collaborator NIH

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• RTI International

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Iowa

  collaborator OTHER

• Latin-American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC)

  collaborator OTHER

• NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health

  lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

• Jeff Murray, M.D. · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age

2 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2003-05-31

Completion

2006-05-31

Countries

• Brazil

Study Locations