New tool aims to make Tongue-Tie release easier on babies
NCT ID NCT07655895
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device called SNIP designed to treat tongue-tie in infants. The device is used to perform a frenectomy, a procedure that releases the tight band under the tongue. The study includes 6 infants with anterior tongue-tie and focuses on how easy the device is for doctors to use and how comfortable it is for the baby.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SNIP device (a novel surgical tool for frenectomy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could make tongue-tie release procedures simpler and more comfortable for infants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 6 infants, so results may not apply broadly. The device is new and unproven.
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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 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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1 week to 12 weeks
- 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: * Anterior ankyloglossia requiring intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant morphological variation in the oral cavity which could compromise frenectomy Blood dyscrasia Immunocompromise
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tunbridge Wells Hospital Pembury
Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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