Salzburg
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Peter Schachner MD, DMD |
| Address: | Paracelsus Private Medical University Muellner Hauptstr. 48 5020 Salzburg Austria |
| Country: | Austria |
| Email: | p.schachner@salk.at |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Peter Schachner (OMFS), Christian Brandtner (OMFS), Christian Rippel (OMFS), Alexander Gaggl (OMFS) |
| Speech therapist: | Caroline Koenig |
| Orthodontist: | Gertrude Danner |
| Clinical geneticist: | Olaf Rittinger |
| Specialist nurse: | Elke Sams |
| Psychologist: | Verena Greimel |
| Other: | Elisabeth Pointner (Otolaryngologist) |
| Patient follow up: | Gabi Turisser, Peter Schachner |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 5-6 months: Lip repair |
| Complete BCLP: | 4-5 months: Lip repair |
| Isolated CP: | 9-12 months |
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 |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | Part |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | Part |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | "Peter Schachner, Christian Brandtner, Christian Rippel, Sonja Lux (all OMFS); Caroline Koenig (SLT)" |
Current research activity and data collection
| Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
| Details of studies: | Comparison between two different types of operation in case of velopharyngeal incompetence: Levatorplasty (Frankfurt) versus Velopharyngeal Flap (Salzburg) |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
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 |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | "Austrian Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Contact: Peter Schachner (President) Adress: University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria Email: office@lkg-spalten at web: www.lkg-spalten.at" |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | appr. 30 |