National Treatment Approach Versus Standardized Treatment Protocol to Manage Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate: a Cross Sectional Study

NCT04696237 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HanaAdelAdawyCU2021
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to provide data about treatment protocols for CLP patients in Egypt, and compare it to the management protocol suggested by the ACPA.

Conditions

Cleft Lip and Palate

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the presence or absence of a multidisciplinary treatment approach for CLP patients

  3 months

Study Arms (9)

orthodontists

orthodontists with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

general dentists

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

oral and maxillofacial surgeons

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

plastic surgeons

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

cleft nurses

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

speech therapists

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

ENT specialists

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

psychiatrists

with more than 2 years of working experience

Other: Questionnaire

Social workers

with more than 2 years of working experience

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

a questionnaire to provide data about the management of cleft lip and palate patients in Egypt will be designed

ENT specialists; cleft nurses; general dentists; oral and maxillofacial surgeons; orthodontists; plastic surgeons; psychiatrists; speech therapists

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

all the specialists involved in the management of cleft lip and palate patients as well as cleft lip and palate adult patients will be involved in the questionnaire

You may qualify if:

• A sample of CLP patients of varying age groups: (Neonate and Infant (Birth -2 years of age), Primary Dentition Stage (2 to 6 Years of Age), Permanent Dentition Stage)
• CLP patients' parents will be included to answer questions involving CLP infants and adolescents
• Paediatric dentists
• Paediatricians
• GP dentists
• Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
• Plastic surgeons
• Orthodontists
• Nurses
• Speech therapists
• Prosthodontists
• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Social workers
• Otolaryngologists

You may not qualify if:

• patients who don't suffer from cleft lip and palate
• other specialists who aren't involved in the CLP team

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

CairoU

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cleft Lip

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lip Diseases; Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Mouth Abnormalities; Stomatognathic System Abnormalities; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 3 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident in the Department of Orthodontics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 4, 2021
• First Posted: January 6, 2021
• Study Start: January 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2021
• Study Completion: October 30, 2021
• Last Updated: November 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Locations

EG (1)