Aesthetic and Functional Self-Assessment Following Rhinoseptoplasty in Patients With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Secondary rhino-septoplasty in unilateral cleft lip and palate is the treatment of choice for the correction of aesthetic deformities and the functional impact on ventilation nasal. It remains a difficult treatment. It can be proposed at the end of growth or from the age of 10, depending on nasal obstruction and the severity of the deformity. The CLEFT-Q questionnaire, validated in 2017, has not yet been widely used in studies. The NOSE questionnaire is an older functional questionnaire that is complementary to the CLEFT-Q. Cleft lip and palate are rare diseases, accounting for around 30% of all facial clefts, which occur at a rate of 1/750 births in Europe. Deformation of the nose and nasal septum is constant, and more or less severe in unilateral forms. In the absence of rhino-septoplasty performed during primary cleft repair surgery, deformities persist in children and adolescents. There is a significant aesthetic impact in children, which generally increases in adolescents. The problem of nasal obstruction causes functional discomfort that can be disabling. Open rhino-septoplasty is a standard procedure and is proposed as a secondary treatment in this population . It is indicated during growth in cases of nasal obstruction, or as a function of aesthetic demands. The hypothesis is that secondary rhino-septoplasty gives long-term satisfaction in patients in terms of aesthetics and respiratory function. The originality of this study lies in the use of the recently validated CLEFT-Q questionnaire to assess the aesthetic and functional satisfaction of patients in adulthood after secondary rhino-septoplasty performed in childhood or adolescence. This long-term follow-up will enable us to assess the stability of aesthetic and functional results.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 30
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Unilateral cleft lip and palate Surgery performed at the university hospital as primary surgery (before 12 months of age) without rhino-septoplasty Rhino-septoplasty performed at the university hospital as secondary surgery in childhood or adolescence Aged between 18 and 30 years at the time the CLEFT Q questionnaire was sent out.

Locations
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France
CHU Montpellier
RECRUITING
Montpellier
Contact Information
Primary
Guillaume Captier, MD-PhD
g-captier@chu-montpellier.fr
+33467338761
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-07-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Group of cleft lip and palate patients who underwent rhinoseptoplasty in childhood or adolescence.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital, Montpellier

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