EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
The Cochrane Collaboration
Interventions for the Management of Submucous Cleft Palate
Nasser, M., Fedorowicz, Z., et al.
(2008).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(1).
Indicators of Review Quality:
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The review addresses a clearly focused question
| Yes |
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Criteria for inclusion of studies are provided
| Yes |
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Search strategy is described in sufficient detail for replication
| Yes |
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Included studies are assessed for study quality
| Yes |
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Quality assessments are reproducible
| Yes |
Description: This is a systematic review of randomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of surgical interventions to treat velopharyngeal insufficiency. Although the treatment did not directly involve SLP services, it reports speech outcomes which may be helpful to clinicians treating individuals with craniofacial disorders.
Question(s) Addressed:
What is the effectiveness of surgical interventions to treat velopharyngeal insufficiency and improve speech in patients with submucous cleft palate?
Population: Children or adolescents, 3 years or older, with velopharyngeal insufficiency secondary to submucous cleft palate.
Intervention/Assessment: Surgical procedures to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency in submucous cleft palate.
Number of Studies Included: 1
Years Included: Through 2006
Findings:
Conclusions:
- Treatment
- Speech
- There is limited evidence from 1 included study discussing the speech outcomes following palatal surgery to treat submucous cleft palate. The evidence from the study included in this review is of little value secondary to methodological weaknesses.
Keywords: Craniofacial Disorders
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Added to Compendium: January 2012