No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 30
Treatment Funded by State for National Residents
- Surgery costs: Part
- Speech and Language Therapy costs: All
- Orthodontic costs: Part
Primary surgical protocol
Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3-4 weeks
- Type of operation: lip adhesion
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3-4 weeks
- Type of operation: lip adhesion
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 1 year
Record collection protocol
Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes
Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? Yes
Intercentre Collaboration Interested
Research
Want to particpate in research? yes
Participation in inter-centre studies?
Current Research
| Type(s) of software used: | Systematic review on outcome acc to protocol |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | see www.mauricemommaets.eu List of publications in “Pediatric and congenital surgery” section |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Mie Cocquyt, speech therapist, PhD student
Maurice Mommaerts, cleft surgeon
Non-clinical and laboratory research
Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Dr. Richa Gala, research fellow, cleft surgery
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
Laboratory genetics/genomics research: Yes