Status:

COMPLETED

Analgesia in Lingual Frenulotomy in the Newborn

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

Conditions:

Frenulum Breve

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-10 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a congenital anomaly characterized by a short lingual frenulum that limits the physiological tongue movement and occurs with an estimated prevalence between 4 and 10% of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Term newborns (37 - 41 weeks of gestational age) within the first 10 days of life;
  • Birth weight ≥ 2500 grams;
  • Presence of ankyloglossia;
  • Indication to the frenulotomy according to the Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (HATLFF): anatomical-functional evaluation with a score lower than 8.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Syndromic diagnosis (genetic/hereditary);
  • Pathology of main organ (heart disease, brain disease etc.);
  • Drugs intake that may interfere with the collected data (sedatives).

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 18 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 31 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    72 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04440462

    Start Date

    September 18 2020

    End Date

    December 31 2024

    Last Update

    May 7 2025

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    Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo-

    Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 34137