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NCT05446714

Evaluation of the Effect of Three Types of Rapid Maxillary Expanders (Conventional, Hybrid and MSE)

Active, enrolled NA Results posted Last updated 25 April 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing CH 4 band in Maxillary Retrusion in 54 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline
30 April 2022
Primary endpoint
19 November 2023
20 June 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorAl-Azhar University
PhaseNA
StatusActive, enrolled
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingquadruple
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment54
Start date30 April 2022
Primary completion19 November 2023
Estimated completion20 June 2025
Sites1 location across Egypt

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Al-Azhar University

Who can join

Adults 11 to 18, any sex, with Maxillary Retrusion or Nasal Airway Obstruction. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Molar Distance: Primary · 6 months

distance in milimeter from mesiolingual cusp of upper first molar in one side to mesiolingual cusp of upper first molar in the other CBCT Measurements software

GroupValue95% CI
Conventional Hyrax43.55± 1.97
Hybrid Hyrax44.79± 4.27
Maxillary Skeletal Expander42.14± 3.25
Molar Inclination Secondary · 6 months

amount of degree of Molar inclination change before and after maxillary expansion which measured from the long axis of upper first molar to palatal plane by CBCT Evaluation

GroupValue95% CI
Conventional Hyrax5.66± 1.52
Hybrid Hyrax4.85± 2.10
Maxillary Skeletal Expander2.08± 1.30

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: 6 months. Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Conventional Hyrax
Serious: 1/18 (6%)
Deaths: 15/18
Hybrid Hyrax
Serious: 1/18 (6%)
Deaths: 15/18
Maxillary Skeletal Expander
Serious: 1/18 (6%)
Deaths: 16/18

Serious adverse events (1 terms)

ReactionSystemConventional HyraxHybrid HyraxMaxillary Skeletal Expander
metabolismMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Other adverse events (1 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemConventional HyraxHybrid HyraxMaxillary Skeletal Expander
cardiacCardiac disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: metabolism.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05446714 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

Aim of the study: To compare radiographically the morphometric changes in the nasal airway after using three types of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) conventional hyrax (CH), hybrid hyrax (HH) and maxillary skeletal expander (MSE) using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

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