Repair of Oronasal Fistula Using Interpositional Buccal Pad of Fat as a Free Graft in a Cleft Palate Patient

December 10, 2025 updated by: mona samy sheta, Tanta University
36 cleft palate patients had residual oronasal fistula included in this study divided randomly to two groups group I (control group): the fistula was repaired using two layers (oral and nasal layers) group II (study group): The fistula was repaired using two layers (oral and nasal layers ) with interpositional free buccal pad of fat graft between two layers

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

36 cleft palate patients had residual oronasal fistula included in this study devided randomly to two groups group I (control group):the fistula was repaired using two layers nasal layer:closed by turn-in flaps, taken from around the margins of the fistula by making incision around margins of distance slightly larger than half of diameter of fistula bilaterally, then closed by inverted interrupted suture Vicry l 4/0.

oral layer:(Bardach two-flap palatoplasty) was used and raised on opposite sides of the cleft palate and brought together in the midline to create a continuous palate

group II (study group): The fistula was repaired using two layers (oral and nasal layers ) as group I with buccal pad of fat free graft was taken through veastibular incision at zygomatic buttress then blunt dissection to get buccal fat which was released from its pedicle and inserted between oral and nasal layers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Tanta, Egypt, 3111
        • Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • cleft palate patients with oro-nasal fistula fistula in hard palate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • syndromatic patients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: repair of oro-nasal fistula using two layers
the fistula will be closed using two layers nasal layer by turning over the fistula margin and closure with 4/0 vicryl oral layer using two flap palatoplasty with relaxing incision around the alveolar margin and approximate at the midline using 4/0 vicryl
Procedure: closure of oro-nasal fistula in cleft palate patients
group I : Oro-nasal fistula will be closed in two layers, nasal layer by closing the fistula margin and turning over of flap and oral layer will be closed using two flap palatoplasty group II; the same procedure with insertion of free graft of buccal pad of fat between oral and nasal layers
Other Names:
  • repair of oro-nasal fistula in cleft palate patients
Experimental: repair of oro-nasal fistula using two layers with interpositional buccal pad of fat free graft
the fistula will be closed using two layers nasal layer by turning over the fistula margin and closure with 4/0 vicryl oral layer using two flap palatoplasty with relaxing incision around the alveolar margin and approximate at the midline using 4/0 vicryl then a free graft of buccal pad of fat will be obtained and inserted between the two layers
Procedure: closure of oro-nasal fistula in cleft palate patients
group I : Oro-nasal fistula will be closed in two layers, nasal layer by closing the fistula margin and turning over of flap and oral layer will be closed using two flap palatoplasty group II; the same procedure with insertion of free graft of buccal pad of fat between oral and nasal layers
Other Names:
  • repair of oro-nasal fistula in cleft palate patients

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
evaluation of wound healing
Time Frame: one month

five level

  1. very poor
  2. poor
  3. good
  4. very good
  5. excellent
one month
recurrence of oro-nasal fistula
Time Frame: one -3 months
present or abscent
one -3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
postoperative pain
Time Frame: one month
using visual analogue scale (0-10) 0: no pain 10: the worest pain
one month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tanta University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: mona s sheta, lecturer, Tanta University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 11, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

November 19, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

February 4, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 17, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 202014

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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