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Before surgery, speech lessons for cleft palate babies?

NCT ID NCT07219901

Symptom relief Sponsor: Old Dominion University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether teaching speech and language skills to infants with unrepaired cleft palate can improve their communication before palate repair surgery. Two hundred infants aged 6 to 10 months will join weekly coaching sessions with their families. The goal is to see if early intervention boosts sound-making and vocabulary, potentially reducing speech problems later in childhood.

What this could mean

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Active substance
behavioral intervention: speech and language coaching for families
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give infants with cleft palate a head start in speech and language development before their palate repair surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with no phase designation. The intervention may not produce lasting benefits, and results may not apply to all infants with cleft palate.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 200 people

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Expected to start

Oct 2025

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Expected to finish

Jan 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

6 to 12 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infants with unrepaired cleft palate (with or without cleft lip) * Aged between 6 and 10 months at the time of study commencement Exclusion Criteria: * Medically fragile status that would preclude participation in this community-based study. * Palatoplasty completed. * Aged over one year * Infants with cleft lip only

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cleft lip cleft lip/palate cleft palate Communication Language Speech

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cleft lip and cleft palate Cleft lip and/or palate Cleft lip palate Cleft palate Cleft palate children Cleft palate repair Cleft palates

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23529, United States

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