This study is accepting new patients by invitation only

Outcomes Tracking in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis (UVFP) and Atrophy After Medialization Laryngeal Surgery

a study on Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Vocal Cord Atrophy

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at UCSD UCSF
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Clark Rosen, MD (ucsf)
Headshot of Clark Rosen
Clark Rosen

Description

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term outcomes of Laryngeal Framework Surgery (LFS) in patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis (UVFP) or Vocal Fold Atrophy (VFA). The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Whether LFS technique (implant material, addition of arytenoid adduction) is associated with differences in outcomes such as complication rate, duration of surgery, hospital stay length, and quality of voice post-surgery.
  • Whether UVFP or VFA diagnosis is associated with differences in outcomes such as complication rate, duration of surgery, hospital stay length, and quality of voice post-surgery.

Participants who are determined by their clinician to need LFS for their UVFP or VFA will undergo the procedure, attend follow-up appointments, and complete surveys about their voice and swallowing ability as they would as part of their regular medical care.

Keywords

Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis, Vocal Cord Atrophy, unilateral vocal fold paralysis, vocal fold atrophy, laryngeal framework surgery, arytenoid adduction, medialization thyroplasty, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Laryngoplasty

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Over 18 years of age
  • Diagnosed UVFP or VFA
  • English speaking
  • willing and able to follow up for 2 years

You CAN'T join if...

  • under 18
  • non-English speaking

Locations

  • University of California, San Diego
    La Jolla California 92093 United States
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco California 94143 United States
  • University of Southern California
    Los Angeles California 90033 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Clark Rosen, MD (ucsf)
    Clark Rosen, MD is a Director of the UCSF Voice and Swallowing Center, Chief of the Division of Laryngology, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Rosen is originally from Los Gatos, California and is a proud graduate of Cal (Go Bears!).

Details

Status
accepting new patients by invitation only
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT07579364
Study Type
Observational [Patient Registry]
Participants
Expecting 500 study participants
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