View clinical trials related to Cleft Lip and Palate.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to fabricate a nasoalveolar molding (NAM) appliance that is digitally fabricated and 3 dimensionally printed utilizing an MRI face scan and to assess the fit of the NAM in new borns with cleft lip and palate.
The literature on the effects of various devices on per-operative anxiety is scarce. There is currently no study on the effects of an interactive storyteller on per-operative anxiety in pediatric surgery. The interactive story teller LUNII (available over the counter in France) would reduce pre-operative anxiety, with post-operative effects on pain and hospitalization time.
Cleft lip and palate is the most common facial birth defect affecting one in 700 babies, and frequently leads to problems in feeding, breathing, speech and/or hearing, and aesthetic problems often leading to social and psychological problems. Poor growth of the upper jaw affects nearly all patients with the condition, and can result in substantial misalignment of the teeth requiring corrective surgery and associated dental treatment in early adulthood. Surprisingly there is little evidence to support the current practice of delaying surgery until early adulthood. It is apparently left until then because it is assumed this is when the skull and face have stopped growing, but there is little available information on that growth and when the different parts of the face and skull stop growing. The goal of this study is to develop and test new computer-based methods to quantify skull growth and related soft- tissues changes. This pilot work will demonstrate whether it is possible to measure these developments and prepare the tools for a larger clinical study. That clinical study will determine the full nature and extent of bone growth and related soft-tissue changes during late adolescence, to identify if/when earlier surgery could be carried out to correct any deformity and minimise the associated social stigmas of the condition.