Pediatric Dysphagia Outcomes After Injection Laryngoplasty for Type I Laryngeal Cleft

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Dysphagia, Aspiration, Quality of Life

In brief

Type I laryngeal cleft evaluation and treatment in the pediatric population is an emerging science. The largest published series of pediatric patients with type I laryngeal clefts shows conflicting evidence in terms of outcomes, resolution of dysphagia and method of treatment. A comparison of quality of life outcomes before and after injection laryngoplasty has not been carried out. The investigators hypothesize that injection laryngoplasty significantly improves symptoms and quality of life related to dysphagia in a pediatric population with laryngeal clefts.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01507207

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

50

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-05-15

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-20

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• chief complaint of dysphagia and/or aspiration detected on a clinical swallow assessment and/or modified barium swallow study
• able to withstand general anesthesia and direct microlaryngoscopy in the operating room

You may not qualify if…

• inability or parent refusal to undergo procedure under general anesthesia in the operating room

Where it is running

• Oregon Health & Science University - Doernbecher Children's Hospital — Portland, Oregon, United States

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