3D-Printed shield could prevent mouth injuries during cleft surgery
NCT ID NCT04422847
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a custom 3D-printed silicone tray that covers the cleft during intubation (placing a breathing tube) in children with cleft lip and palate. The goal is to reduce injuries like bleeding or swelling and make the procedure safer. About 120 children will take part, and researchers will compare how well the tray protects the mouth and improves the doctor's view during intubation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 120 people
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- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Up to 2 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients with unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and alveolus (U/BCLA) or unilateral or bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate (total cleft; U/BCLAP) who underwent primary lip reconstruction within 0-3 months of age (most often at our workplace in the neonatal period) * Pediatric patients with isolated cleft palate (ICP) and patients with unilateral or bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate (U/BCLAP) who underwent primary cleft reconstruction between 6 and 18 months of age. Exclusion Criteria: * unilateral or bilateral cleft lip without cleft alveolus * patients with genetically confirmed syndrome disability * orofacial cleft patients with associated congenital malformations that may affect the course of anesthesia (atresia of the choanae) * patients with atypical clefts of the face * patients with CLA, CLAP, ICP who underwent primary cleft lip reconstruction later than at 3 months of age * patients with CLAP and ICP who underwent primary cleft reconstruction later than at 18 months of age * patients with submucous cleft palate * patients with airways secured preoperatively * patients on artificial lung ventilation * patients with coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia/thrombocytopathy * patients at risk of malignant hyperthermia * patients for whom the consent of legal representatives to the research project has not been obtained
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Locations
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University hospital Brno
RECRUITINGBrno, Jihomoravská Kraj, 62500, Czechia
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