Clinical trials: Ankyloglossia
Ankyloglossia, Tongue-tie
Healing Efficacy of Diode Laser in Lingual Frenectomy
This study aims to compare the wound healing efficacy and postoperative experiences between the 940 nm diode laser technique and the traditional electrosurgery method for treating ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) in children aged 3 to…
- Trial name
- NCT07557875
- Testing
- Lingual Frenectomy using 940nm Diode Laser, Lingual Frenectomy using High-frequency Electrosurgery
- Where
- 2 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Ankyloglossia
Long-term Follow-up of Infant Frenotomy/Frenectomy Through Early Childhood
Ankyloglossia (tongue tie) is an anatomically shortened lingual frenum that impairs appropriate tongue mobility. Initial clinical diagnosis of tongue tie usually begins during infancy with abnormal breastfeeding though not all…
- Trial name
- NCT07110948
- Testing
- Tongue tie release
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Ankyloglossia, Breast Feeding
Prospective Evaluation of Lingual Frenotomy in Newborns With Simultaneous Lip Tie for the Relief of Breastfeeding Pain.
We are proposing to conduct a randomized, controlled trial of newborns in the maternal infant care areas at Tampa General Hospital.
- Conditions
- Ankyloglossia, Breast Feeding, Enlarged Labial Frenum
- Trial name
- NCT02141243
- Testing
- Lingual Frenotomy, Labial Frenotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Ankyloglossia
Case Series of Infants With Anterior Ankyloglossia Being Treated by the Sublingual Neonatal Incision Platform Device
A study assessing the feasibility of a novel device designed specifically to treat infant tongue-tie.
- Trial name
- SNIP (NCT07655895)
- Testing
- Frenectomy of anterior ankylogossia using the novel device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Europa Life Sciences Limited
Ankyloglossia, Feeding, Bottle
The Impact of Lingual Frenotomy on Bottle Feeding Mechanics
Conservative estimates show that 3-5% of all infants have tongue tie. These studies only focus on visible, anterior tongue tie. Deeper, more visibly subtle cases of ankyloglossia have not been included in these incidence numbers…
- Conditions
- Ankyloglossia, Feeding, Bottle, Feeding Disorder of Infancy and Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT03793413
- Testing
- Lingual frenotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Oregon Clinic
Ankyloglossia
The Use of Lavender vs Vanilla Essential Oil as Complementary Analgesia for Frenotomy in Healthy Newborns
Clipping of the tongue-tie is a common procedure that physicians perform in our neonatal unit to help establish breastfeeding. It is a painful technique where the measures usually performed to control pain (such as sucking)…
- Trial name
- LVEO-SME1 (NCT04867824)
- Testing
- Case (use of inhaled vanilla essential oil), Control (use of inhaled lavender essential oil)
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Neonatal Tongue-tie, Maternal Nipple Pain Upon Breastfeeding
Use of Topical Benzocaine for Analgesia in Lingual Frenotomy of the Newborn
Frenotomy of tongue-tie is commonly performed to resolve breastfeeding difficulties, eg maternal nipple pain and infant's latching difficulties. The procedure carries minor discomfort for the infants.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Tongue-tie, Maternal Nipple Pain Upon Breastfeeding, Neonatal Latch Difficulties
- Trial name
- NCT01274247
- Testing
- Topical Benzocaine
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Ankyloglossia
Efficacy of Neonatal Release of Ankyloglossia
The purpose of this study is to determine if frenotomy for ankyloglossia will improve infant breastfeeding, decrease maternal nipple pain and increase duration of breastfeeding with the hypothesis that frenotomy will do all of…
- Trial name
- NCT00967915
- Testing
- Frentomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Ankyloglossia
Analgesic Effect of Inhaled Lavender Essential Oil for Clipping of Tongue-ties
Clipping of the tongue-tie is a common procedure that neonatologists perform in our neonatal unit to help establish breastfeeding.
- Trial name
- LEO-SME1 (NCT04877392)
- Testing
- Lavender essential oil
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Tongue; Anomaly
Prevalence of Tongue Anomalies in Egyptian Children
The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of tongue anomalies in a group of Egyptian children and to relate the presence of malocclusion in cases of macroglossia, tongue tie and microglossia.
- Trial name
- NCT05779618
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Ankyloglossia
SNIP follow-on Case Series Using v3 Device
Case series of infants with anterior ankyloglossia being treated by the Sublingual Neonatal Incision Platform device
- Trial name
- NCT07796165
- Testing
- Frenectomy of anterior ankylogossia using the novel device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Europa Life Sciences Limited