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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/04/107337 [Registered on: 01/04/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 31/03/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Cross-Sectional Clinical Evaluation of Oral Hygiene Status, Dental Caries Experience (DMFT Index), Developmental Dental Anomalies, and Malocclusion in Non-Syndromic Children Aged 6–18 Years with Cleft Lip and Palate. 
Scientific Title of Study   Clinical analysis of dental health, caries status, developmental anomalies and malocclusion in children with Cleft Lip and Palate of age group 6-18 years. 
Trial Acronym  Nill 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Aishwarya Malu 
Designation  Post graduate student  
Affiliation  Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery 
Address  Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana, India 501102.
Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana, India 501102.
Hyderabad
TELANGANA
501102
India 
Phone  9121186677  
Fax    
Email  aishwaryamalu13@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR CH SAMPATH REDDY 
Designation  HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT 
Affiliation  Sri Sai college of Dental Surgery 
Address  Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana, India 501102.
Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana, India 501102.
Hyderabad
TELANGANA
501102
India 
Phone  9121186677  
Fax    
Email  sampathcheruku@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR CH SAMPATH REDDY 
Designation  HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT 
Affiliation  SriSai college of Dental Surgery 
Address  Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana, India 501102.
Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana, India 501102.
Hyderabad
TELANGANA
501102
India 
Phone  9121186677  
Fax    
Email  sampathcheruku@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DR AISHWARYA MALU 
Address  Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, 1-2-64/1 AND 2, Opposite Shiv Sagar Lake, Kothrepally, Vikarabad, Telangana,India 501102 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DR AISHWARYA MALU  GSR INSTITUTE OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY .  GSR INSTITUTE OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY,#17-1-383/55, Vinaynagar Colony, Saidabad, Hyderabad 500059 Telangana, India.
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9121186677

aishwaryamalu13@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SRI SAI COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERYIEC 2024-25  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: Q378||Unspecified cleft palate with bilateral cleft lip,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  6.00 Year(s)
Age To  18.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients in mixed dentition age from 6 to 18 years, with non syndromic congenital cleft lip and palate patients will be selected. Written informed consent will be obtained from the parents /guardians. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with syndromic cleft lip and palate. Medically compromised patients will not be included. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Assessment of dental caries status in children with cleft lip and palate using the DMFT index This will quantify the prevalence and severity of caries in the study population  At baseline single time point during clinical examination 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="300"
Sample Size from India="300" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   08/05/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Children with cleft lip and palate are at increased risk of dental problems due to altered oral anatomy and difficulty in maintaining oral hygiene This observational cross sectional study will clinically assess oral hygiene status dental caries Malocclusion and Developmental dental anomalies in children aged 6 to 18 years with non syndromic cleft lip and palate this study aims to evaluate the overall oral health status and associated dental conditions in these patients  
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