Effect of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Blocks on Patient Outcomes in Laryngeal Surgery

Recruiting now · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Vocal Cord Disease, Vocal Cord Polyp, Vocal Cord Cyst

In brief

Patients undergoing surgery on their vocal cord will either receive a numbing injection to their throat or a saline injection during surgery. Symptoms such as how much coughing or pain patients have after surgery, as well as whether patient's voice gets better will be interrogated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06734975

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

28

Starts

2025-07-11

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient is aged 18 years or older at time of consent
• Patient has suspected or confirmed benign vocal fold lesion
• Patient is planning to undergo direct laryngoscopy with excision of the vocal fold lesion
• Patient is English or Spanish speaking
• Patient is not pregnant per self report
• Patient is not incarcerated

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is not 18 years of age or older at consent date
• Patient does not speak English or Spanish
• Patient is currently pregnant or plans to become pregnant prior to their study procedure
• Patient has a laryngeal malignancy or found to find a laryngeal malignancy on final pathology
• Patient will not be undergoing direct laryngoscopy with excision of lesion
• Patient is unable to provide consent or complete study activities
• Patient is incarcerated

Where it is running

• Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — Newark, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)

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