Malmoe cleft team
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Magnus Becker |
| Address: | Department of Pastic and Reconstructive Surgery University Hospital SUS 202 05 Malmö Sweden |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Telephone: | +4640332520 |
| Email: | magnus.becker@skane.se |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | MAgnus Becker (Plasticsurgeon) |
| Speech therapist: | Kristina Klintö, Maria Sporre, Jan Olof Malmborn |
| Orthodontist: | Ingemar Swanholm |
| Clinical geneticist: | Maria Soller |
| Otolaryngologist: | Malin Josefsson |
| Specialist nurse: | Annika Uwemark |
| Psychologist: | Kerstin Österlind |
| Patient follow up: | Plasticsurgery Orthodontic |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 3 month |
| Complete BCLP: | 3 month |
| Isolated CP: | 6 to 12 month |
Record collection protocol
| Are records routinely collected at specific ages? | Yes |
| Does this conform to WHO timing recommendations (birth, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years)? | Yes |
| What record taking protocol is used: | Swedish National Quality register for clefts |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | All |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | All |
Current research activity and data collection
| Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
| Details of studies: | TOPS, NIH founded |
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Research grant funding received: | Yes |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
EU Biobank
Stored CLP DNA samples available for use in future studies:
| Number for CP: | No |
| Number for CLP: | No |
| Other CFA: | No |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
| Laboratory genetics/genomics research: | Yes |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | Yes |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 45 |