Clinical trials: Vocal Cord Disease
Paralysis of Vocal Cords or Larynx, Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
A Novel Approach for VC Lateralization, With Prolene Suture Stabilized Over Prolene Mesh
The larynx performs important functions of the aero-digestive tract, it has a vital role in the control of breathing, phonation, deglutition, and protection of the lower respiratory tract from aspiration.
- Trial name
- NCT05285423
- Testing
- Novel technique of Vocal cord Laterlization with Prolene suture.
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pak Emirates Military Hospital
Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy
Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures
Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty…
- Conditions
- Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy, Vocal Cord Paresis, Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT06579989
- Testing
- Ultrasound for cough, Ultrasound for vocal fold atrophy or vocal fold paresis/paralysis, Ultrasound for dysphagia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis, Unilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Pediatric Aerodigestive Tract and Cardiac Surgery
This research studies whether a device used during surgery can help doctors better protect the nerve that moves a child's vocal cords. Damage to this nerve can affect speaking, swallowing, and sometimes breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT07604623
- Testing
- Intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Intrathoracic Malignancies, Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
Improving Functional Outcomes in Patients With Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: Assessment of Adaptation Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The purpose of this study is to see how the brain re-learns to control the larynx in speaking and swallowing when undergoing surgical rehabilitation in the form of either thyroplasty or vocal fold augmentation for unilateral…
- Trial name
- NCT00597844
- Testing
- voice evaluation and fMRI, undergo voice evaluation and fMRI prior
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Laryngospasm, Bradycardia
Noninferiority Clinical Trial With Laryngeal Mask and Endotracheal Tube
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of laryngeal mask classic as method for securing the airway in the population of 2 years to 14 years is associated with risk of laryngospasm as compared with the use of…
- Trial name
- NCT01288248
- Testing
- Airway laryngeal mask classic, endotracheal tube
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Ultrasound Prediction For Vocal Cord Dysfunction In Patients Scheduled For Anterior Cervical Spine Surgeries
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a highly effective and safe method for spinal cord and cervical root decompression.
- Trial name
- NCT04140799
- Testing
- vocal cord ultrasonography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Vocal Cord Paralysis, Phonasthenia
A Novel Approach for Thyroplasty Type 1, With Prolene Mesh. A Prospective Study.
Larynx performs important functions of the aero-digestive tract, it has vital role in control of breathing, phonation, deglutition and protection of lower respiratory tract from aspiration.
- Conditions
- Vocal Cord Paralysis, Phonasthenia, Presbylarynges, Idiopathic Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT04458818
- Testing
- Prolene Mesh Vocal Cord Medialization Implant
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Rashid
Laryngomalacia, Laryngospasm
Manual Valsalva Maneuver As a Preventive Measure of Postoperative Laryngospasm in Laryngomalacia Cases Undergoing Supraglottoplasty
We hypothesized that manual valsalva maneuver prevent incidence of postoperative laryngospasm after supraglottoplasty for cases of congenital laryngomalacia.
- Trial name
- NCT06627660
- Testing
- Valsalva maneuver
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sameh Fathy
Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Vocal Cord Paralysis
Detection of Vocal Fold Motion Impairment on Noninvasive Positive Pressure
The goal of this prospective, observational study is to evaluate for the presence of vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI) in the children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation…
- Conditions
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Vocal Cord Paresis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT06406725
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound of the Airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Thyroid Diseases, Hypocalcemia
Use of Prophylactic Steroids in the Prevention of Post-thyroidectomy Hypocalcaemia and Voice Dysfunction
Total thyroidectomy for benign surgical pathologies is associated with risks related to temporary hypocalcaemia and vocal quality dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Thyroid Diseases, Hypocalcemia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04752852
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holy Family Hospital, Pakistan
Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Disorder, Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Treatment of Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Disorder (PVFMD) With a Form of Respiratory Retraining Technique
Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Disorder (PVFMD), otherwise known as vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is a laryngeal breathing disorder that has several potential causes. In some individuals, exertion is the predominant trigger.
- Trial name
- PVFMDRespRet (NCT02859974)
- Testing
- Respiratory retraining for PVFMD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
Early UVFP Management Based on Neurological Evidences (UVFP = Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis)
The aim of this study is to understand how early intervention could impact reinnervation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (which innervates the vocal cord), recovery of mobility of the paralyzed vocal cord and / or vocal recovery…
- Trial name
- IONS-UVFP (NCT03906877)
- Testing
- Acid hyaluronic injection laryngoplasty, Voice therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Voice Change, Hypocalcemia
The Use of Dexamethasone in Total Thyroidectomy to Improve Voice Outcome and Hypocalcaemia
Thyroidectomy is a standard procedure for benign and malignant pathologies of the thyroid gland. Each year, some 100 total thyroidectomies are performed in Kowloon East Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT05732883
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Normal saline
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong
Vocal Cord Paralysis
Voice Rest and Injection Laryngoplasty
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the subjective, objective, and aerodynamic impact of voice rest following injection augmentation and compare the outcomes to patients with no post-procedure voice restrictions.
- Trial name
- NCT05542550
- Testing
- Voice Rest, No Voice Rest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Cough, Laryngospasm
Benefits of Exchanging a Double Lumen Tube to a Proseal Laryngeal Mask or a Single Lumen Tube After a Thoracic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether exchange of the double lumen tube before emergence with a laryngeal mask airway (Proseal) or a tracheal tube will reduce cough at emergence.
- Conditions
- Cough, Laryngospasm, Apnea, Desaturation
- Trial name
- NCT00925613
- Testing
- LMA Proseal, Tracheal tube
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Paralysis, Unilateral, Vocal Cord
APrevent-VOIS-Implant-002 - a Two-Part, Open-Label, Non-Randomized Multicenter Study
This is a prospective, 2-part, multi-center, open-label, non-randomized clinical trial to assess safety and effectiveness of APrevent® VOIS Implants for the treatment of patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis (UVFP).
- Trial name
- NCT05119842
- Testing
- APrevent® VOIS-Implant
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Austria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- APrevent Biotech GmbH
Asthma, Heart Failure
The General Breathing Record Study
This study will test the use of a new handheld device (called the N-Tidal C), that measures a person's tidal breath carbon dioxide, in diagnosing the cause of someone's breathlessness.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- GBRS (NCT03356288)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TidalSense
Lung Diseases
Glottic Width and Respiratory Flow in Patients With Various Lung Diseases
In this study the investigators examine the glottic width and the respiratory flow at rest in patients with various lung disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02460757
- Testing
- Laryngoscopy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Essen
Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Asthma Brittle
Is Laryngeal Ultrasound Useful in the Assessment for ILO? A Protocol for a Two-stage Exploratory Pilot Study
This study is a feasibility study to see if an ultrasound scan of the vocal cords can detect narrowing of the vocal cords as seen in a condition called inducible laryngeal Obstruction (the vocal cords narrow or close on breathing…
- Conditions
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Asthma Brittle, Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction, Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion
- Trial name
- NCT05686941
- Testing
- Trans-cutaneous Laryngeal ultrasound (TLUS), TLUS and simultaneous laryngoscopy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Vocal Fold Palsy, Vocal Cord Paralysis
A Histological Study Evaluating Silk Voice and Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid
The primary study goal is to evaluate the histological characteristic of Silk Voice to evaluate the potential for Silk Voice to deliver long-term results to patients.
- Conditions
- Vocal Fold Palsy, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Vocal Cord Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04315415
- Testing
- Silk Voice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sofregen Medical, Inc.