Clinical trials: Maxillofacial Surgery
Cleft Palate
Timing of Primary Surgery for Cleft Palate
This trial is a randomised controlled trial with a parallel design taking place in centres across the UK, Scandinavia and Brazil.
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT00993551)
- Testing
- primary surgery for cleft palate
- Where
- 23 sites in Brazil, Denmark and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 558 people
- Sponsor
- Kevin Munro
Healing Surgical Wounds, Pain Measurement
Effects of Laser Stimulation on Wound Healing of Human Palatal Tissue
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM) with an Er:YAG laser on the palatal donor site following subepithelial connective tissue graft (SECTG) surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03741062
- Testing
- J. Morita AdvErl Evo Er:YAG laser, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Cleft Palate
Efficacy of Oral Versus Intravenous Acetaminophen for Primary Pediatric Cleft Palate Repair
The purpose of this investigator-initiated study is to determine whether acetaminophen is an effective pain reliever for primary cleft palate repair in children and possesses opioid sparing effects.
- Trial name
- NCT01500109
- Testing
- Oral acetaminophen, Ofirmev®, Opioid only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Surgical Complication, Paresthesia
Trial of Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy Induced Paresthesia Using Ultrasonic vs. Reciprocating Saw Instrumentation
The aim of this prospective study is to analyze the postoperative paresthesias experienced in patients who undergo bilateral sagittal split osteotomies (BSSO) using an ultrasonic saw, versus a reciprocating saw.
- Conditions
- Surgical Complication, Paresthesia, Fracture, Nerve Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05205616
- Testing
- Sonopet ultrasonic saw, Reciprocating saw
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco