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Hammarström IL, Nyberg J, Alaluusua S, Rautio J, Neovius E, Berggren A, Persson C, Willadsen E, Lohmander A. Scandcleft Project Trial 2-Comparison of Speech Outcome in 1- and 2-Stage Palatal Closure in 5-Year-Olds With UCLP. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2019; 57:458-469. [PMID: 31746642 DOI: 10.1177/1055665619888316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate in-depth speech results in the Scandcleft Trial 2 with comparisons between surgical protocols and centers and with benchmarks from peers without cleft palate. DESIGN A prospective randomized clinical trial. SETTING Two Swedish and one Finnish Cleft Palate center. PARTICIPANTS One hundred twelve participants were 5-years-old born with unilateral cleft lip and palate randomized to either lip repair and soft palate closure at 4 months and hard palate closure at 12 months or lip repair at 3 to 4 months (Arm A), or a closure of both the soft and hard palate at 12 months (Arm C). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES A composite measure dichotomized into velopharyngeal competency (VPC) or velopharyngeal incompetency (VPI), overall assessment of velopharyngeal function (VPC-Rate), percentage of consonants correct (PCC score), and consonant errors. In addition, number of speech therapy visits, average hearing thresholds, and secondary surgeries were documented to assess burden of treatment. RESULTS Across the trial, 53.5% demonstrated VPC and 46.5% VPI with no significant differences between arms or centers. In total, 27% reached age-appropriate PCC scores with no statistically significant difference between the arms. The Finnish center had significantly higher PCC scores, the Swedish centers had higher percentages of oral consonant errors. Number of speech therapy visits was significantly higher in the Finnish center. CONCLUSION At age 5, poor speech outcomes with some differences between participating centers were seen but could not be attributed to surgical protocol. As one center had very few participants, the results from that center should be interpreted with caution.
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- Stockholm Craniofacial Team, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stockholm Craniofacial Team, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Speech and Language Pathology Unit, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Speech and Language Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Peanchitlertkajorn S, Mercado A, Daskalogiannakis J, Hathaway R, Russell K, Semb G, Shaw W, Lamichane M, Cohen M, Long RE. An Intercenter Comparison of Nasolabial Appearance Including a Center Using Nasoalveolar Molding. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018; 55:655-663. [PMID: 29446986 DOI: 10.1177/1055665618754947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare nasolabial appearance outcomes of patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (CUCLP) in preadolescence from 4 cleft centers including a center using nasoalveolar molding (NAM) and primary nasal reconstruction. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Four cleft centers in North America. PATIENTS 135 subjects with repaired CUCLP. METHODS Frontal and profile facial pictures were assessed using the Asher-McDade rating scale. Intra- and interrater reliability were tested using weighted Kappa statistics. Median scores by center were compared with Kruskal-Wallis statistics. RESULTS Intrarater reliability scores were moderate to good. Interrater reliability scores were moderate. Significant differences ( P < .05) among centers were found. For nasal form, center G (median = 2.83) had better scores than centers C and D (C median = 3.33, D median = 3.17). For nose symmetry, center G had better scores (median = 2.33) than all other centers (B median = 2.67, C median = 2.83, D median = 2.83). For vermillion border, center G had better scores (median = 2.58) than centers B and C (B median = 3.17, C median = 3.17). For nasolabial profile, center G (median score = 2.67) had better scores than center C (median = 3.00). For total nasolabial score, center G (median = 2.67) had better scores than all other centers (B median = 2.83, C median = 3, D median = 2.83). CONCLUSION The protocol followed by center G, the only center that performed NAM and primary nasal reconstruction, produced better results in all categories when compared to center C, the only center that did not perform presurgical orthopedics or lip/nose revisions. When compared to centers that performed traditional presurgical orthopedics and surgical revisions (B and D), center G was not consistently better in all categories. As with other uncontrolled, retrospective intercenter studies, it is not possible to attribute the outcomes to a specific protocol component.
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- Supakit Peanchitlertkajorn
- 1 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,2 Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA
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- 3 Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 4 Department of Orthodontics, University of Toronto, and SickKids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 5 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Plastic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- 6 Division of Orthodontics, Dalhousie University, and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- 7 University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,8 Department of Plastic Surgery, Oslo, Norway.,9 Department of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- 10 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- 11 Orthodontic Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.,12 Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, Lancaster, PA, USA
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- 13 Regional Cleft-Craniofacial Program, Cooper University Hospital, Moorestown, NJ, USA
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- 12 Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, Lancaster, PA, USA.,14 Department of Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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