Superiorly Based Pharyngeal Flap Versus Myomucosal Resection and Direct Closure

Minia University150 enrolled

Overview

Patients were classified into two groups. Group (A) patients included fifty patients had velopharyngeal insufficiency and were surgically corrected by the superiorly based pharyngeal flap. Group (B) patients included fifty patients had velopharyngeal insufficiency and were surgically corrected with myomucosal resection and direct closure of the posterior pharyngeal wall

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Interventions

myomucosal resection and direct closurePROCEDURE

myomucosal resection and direct closure

superiorly based flapPROCEDURE

superiorly based pharyngeal flap

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 10 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \- Patients have velopharyngeal insufficiency. * Age range 4-10 years Exclusion Criteria: * \- Syndromic patients.

Locations (1)

Faculty of medicine

Minya, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Improvement in the speech outcome

Improvement in the speech outcome using auditory perception assessment and videonasoendoscopy

Time frame: 4 years

Secondary Outcomes

obstructive sleep apnea

obstructive sleep apnea using respiratory function test

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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