Functional Voice and Speech Outcomes Following Surgical Voice Restorations: A Comparison of Pharyngeal Construction Approaches
Completed
Conditions studied: Larynx Cancer
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the nature and quality of speech after removal of the voice box and all or part of the swallowing tube. The study is evaluating which type of surgery provides patients with the best speech and voice. These data will be used to help surgeons to design better ways to restore voice function after removal of the voice box. Information about disease, its treatment, quality of life, and physical and vocal function will be collected. An audio recording of vocal tasks will also be done. All of this information will be analyzed and the two different subject groups will be compared to see if there are differences.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00600223
- Run by
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- People needed
- 5
- Starts
- 2005-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2010-10-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects who have undergone removal of the larynx and the entire pharynx by either traditional reconstruction or more advanced reconstructive techniques, which involve the use of tissue, such as skin or bowel, from other parts of the body. There is no time frame for reconstruction. All subjects who have previously undergone reconstruction are eligible.
- Subjects who use the tracheoesophageal puncture method of voice restoration as their primary communication technique.
- > or equal to 18 years old
You may not qualify if…
- Do not have functional voice restoration.
- Do not speak English as a functional language.
Where it is running
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
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