Clinical trials: Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Aging
Technology-assisted Vocal Exercise for Older Adults
Many detrimental effects of aging have been identified in the human voice, most of which are accepted as "normal". However, age-related vocal deficits disrupt communication and decrease quality of life in older adults and may be…
- Trial name
- NCT03015870
- Testing
- Vocal exercise with real-time feedback, Vocal exercise with recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
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
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
Laryngospasm, Hypoxemia
Prevention and Treatment of Laryngospasm and Hypoxemia Based on Risk Factors in Adult Outpatients Undergoing EGD
The purpose of this study is to identify patient and provider-chosen factors that put patients at risk for the development of hypoxemia (oxygen saturation < 90% for 5 seconds) during endoscopy and to use this knowledge to develop…
- Trial name
- NCT04159116
- Testing
- Prophylactic suctioning when clinically indicated
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Envision Healthcare Scientific Intelligence, Inc.
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
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
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
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
Exercise-Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion
Respiratory and Real-time Dynamics in Exercise-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion
The overall objectives of the proposed research are to: 1. Evaluate the diagnostic validity of a novel mechano-acoustic signatures of task-characteristic activity during symptomatic and asymptomatic breathing in Exercise-Induced…
- Conditions
- Exercise-Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion, Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Trial name
- EILO (NCT07420530)
- Testing
- Carbon Dioxide, Mechano-acoustic device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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 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