Cleft care network aims to boost outcomes by sharing data
NCT ID NCT02702869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study brings together medical teams that treat children with cleft lip and/or palate. They will collect information on speech, hearing, dental health, and quality of life from about 1,000 patients. The goal is to compare results across centers and find ways to improve care. No new treatments or medications are being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients born with cleft lip and/or palate are eligible for inclusion in this study.
- Ages
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1 day to 22 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Typical orofacial clefts, of which subtypes are: * Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip * Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and alveolus * Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and alveolus and palate * Unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate * Overt cleft palate * Occult cleft palate Exclusion Criteria: * Atypical (Tessier) facial clefts
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dalhousie University - IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
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Duke University - Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Harvard University - Boston Children's Hospital (BCH)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Johns Hopkins - All Children's Hospital (JHACH)
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
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Maine Medical Center
Portland, Maine, 04102, United States
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Orlando Health - Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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University of Florida - Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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University of Texas at Houston - Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Wake Forest University - Brenner Children's Hospital
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University - St. Louis Children's Hospital (WUSTL)
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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