NCT04966572

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.

Short Term Efficiency of Presurgical Vacuum Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Aligners in Infants With Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Compared With Conventional Grayson Acrylic Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Appliances: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 1 Month
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

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

• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Bilateral Cleft Lip/Palate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	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.
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-01
• Primary completion: 2021-09-01
• Completion: 2022-03-30
• First posted: 2021-07-19
• Last updated: 2021-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt