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Behavioural Intervention

EMST150 for Cleft Palate

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Noel Jabbour, MD, MS
Research Sponsored by Noel Jabbour
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 months and 4 months
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a set of exercises can improve the ability of the soft palate to close the area between the throat and nose, like it is supposed to during speech and swallowing.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cleft Palate
  • Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
  • Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 months and 4 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 months and 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Eustachian Tube Function at 2 Months
Secondary outcome measures
Eustachian Tube Function at 4 Months
Other outcome measures
Eustachian Tube Function Observed During Maneuvers Following 2 Months of Exercise Compared With Baseline
Eustachian Tube Function Observed During Maneuvers Following 2 Months of Rest Compared With Baseline
Eustachian Tube Function Observed During Maneuvers Following 2 Months of Rest Compared With Immediately Following 2 Months of Exercise
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: EMST150Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects with or without cleft palate will use the EMST150 2 times a day for 8 weeks.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Noel JabbourLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
30 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Cleft Palate
30 Patients Enrolled for Cleft Palate
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)NIH
327 Previous Clinical Trials
178,204 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Cleft Palate
195 Patients Enrolled for Cleft Palate
Noel Jabbour, MD, MSPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Exercises for Improving Soft Palate and Eustachian Tube Function in Children With Ear Tubes With or Without Cleft Palate
Noel Jabbour 2019. "Exercises for Improving Soft Palate and Eustachian Tube Function in Children With Ear Tubes With or Without Cleft Palate". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03868891.
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