Measuring lip scar in cleft lip/palate patients
Research type
Research Study
Full title
To measure the colour, width and size of the lip scar of the 3D captured images in cleft lip/palate cases.
IRAS ID
226692
Contact name
Ashraf Ayoub
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
This study is undertaken by masters student who has full clinical access.
Cleft lip and palate is a craniofacial birth anomaly which requires primary surgical repair during the first year of life followed by second procedures for revision of lip scarring and nasal reconstruction. Even though surgical interventions are seen to improve this anomaly, a degree of asymmetry still exists.
The aim of this study is to have a more accurate and acceptable surgical outcome of the lip scar in cleft lip/palate patients by measuring the color, width and size of the lip scar of 3D captured images in cleft lip/palate cases.
This study is a retrospective, single cohort pilot study consisting of 20 patients (aged between 8 to 12 years) with no control group.
Since this is a retrospective analysis, the 3D images of the upper lip scar in cleft patients will already be available to the researcher at the commencement of the study.
The 3D images of the patients will be completely anonymised by the clinician and no personal data will be identifiable as the clinician will provide a specific study number to conceal their personal data. The 3D images being used in this study will not reveal the whole face of the patient but only the upper lip which is the main concern of this research.The scar image will be superimposed on the non-cleft side to measure the differences between the cleft side scar and the non cleft side using a generic lip mesh to assess the magnitude of scarring.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NE/0126
Date of REC Opinion
26 Apr 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion