Groupe pour le traitement des fentes labio-maxillo-palatines
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | PD Dr Giorgio C. La Scala |
| Address: | Chirurgie Pédiatrique Plastique Clinique de Chirurgie Pédiatrique Départment de l'enfant et de l'adolescent Hôpital des Enfants – Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève 5 rue Willy-Donzé CH 1205 Genève |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Telephone: | +41-22-382-4663 |
| Email: | Giorgio.lascala@hcuge.ch |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | PD Dr Giorgio La Scala; Dr Emmanuelle Dorie |
| Speech therapist: | Ms Sonia Alberton Zanasco |
| Orthodontist: | Dr Georges Herzog; Dr Gregory Antonarakis, PhD |
| Clinical geneticist: | Dr Armand Bottani |
| Otolaryngologist: | Dr Igor Leuchter (Phoniatry), Dr Hélène Cao Van |
| Specialist nurse: | Vacant |
| Psychologist: | Vacant |
| Other: | Pr Dr Paolo Scolozzi (Maxillo-facial surgery) |
| Patient follow up: | PD Dr Giorgio La Scala, Dr Georges Herzog |
Support group
| Support group address: | Bouche à Oreille - http:www.bouche-a-oreilles.org |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 6 |
| Pierre Robin: | 1 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 1 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 2 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | ~10% |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 3 m CL, 12 m CP repair, 8-10 y alveolar bone graft |
| Complete BCLP: | 3 m BCL, 12 m CP repair, 8-10 y alveolar bone graft |
| Isolated CP: | 12 m |
Record collection protocol
| Are records routinely collected at specific ages? | Yes |
| What record taking protocol is used: | Birth-7-10-15-20 years |
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 |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | G La Scala - Ped Plast Surg - Swiss Nat'l Registry I Leuchter - PhoniatricsENT - G Antonarakis - Orthodontics - |
Non-clinical and laboratory research
Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | ........................... - Genetics - .................... |
Current research activity and data collection
| Type(s) of software used: | • Swiss National Cleft Registry • Prospective data collection for all centre patients • Role of mitochondria in cleft palate (In association with Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada) Proprietary, Cardiff Teleform, Excel-Access |
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Details of projects: | Swiss Cleft Network (Geneva - Bern) |
EU Biobank
Stored CLP DNA samples available for use in future studies:
| Number for CP: | All our patients have a blood sample taken for possible genetic analysis that CANNOT however be performed without their written consent. |
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 |
| Animal models research: | Yes |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | SGLKG - http:www.gaumenspalten.ch |
Useful websites or links
| Useful websites or links: | Swiss Cleft Registry - http:swisscleftregistry.org |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 12 on average (below last 12) |