Palate fracture fix: miniplate or wire? small trial seeks answer
NCT ID NCT07274319
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will compare two surgical techniques for fixing specific types of fractures in the roof of the mouth (palate). Forty patients will be randomly assigned to receive either a miniplate or a wire stabilization procedure. The main goals are to see which method better restores normal bite alignment and maintains the width of the dental arch. The results could help guide future treatment choices for these injuries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical procedure (transmucosal miniplate or intra-arch wire stabilization)
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves better, it could become the standard approach for fixing these specific palatal fractures, leading to more predictable healing and fewer bite problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Both procedures are surgical and carry risks like infection, bleeding, or the need for additional surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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16 years and older
- 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: * • Age ≥16 years * Both gender * CT scan confirmation of a sagittal or para-sagittal palatal fracture * Dentate patients whose first molars are intact Exclusion Criteria: * • Transverse or comminuted palatal fractures * Patients with edentulous teeth * Coagulopathies or serious systemic diseases * Patients who decline to follow up
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan