Metformin for alveolar cleft repair
Part of Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This trial tests whether metformin, a common diabetes medicine, can improve healing and bone growth in children having surgery to fix a cleft in the gum line. It may help the bone graft work better and reduce the need for repeat surgeries.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a cleft in the gum line (alveolar cleft) on one side only
- Your child is between 8 and 12 years old
- The cleft is not part of a larger genetic syndrome
- You have not had surgery for this cleft before
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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