Clinical trials: Larynx, open to volunteers
Swallowing Disorders
Modelling of Pharyngeal Laryngeal Effectiveness
The purpose of this study is to collect the signals of pharyngeal laryngeal activity through five non-invasive sensors (microphone, accelerometer, surface electromyography (EMG), nasal cannula and oximeter) in order to identify…
- Trial name
- Eph-L (NCT06014710)
- Testing
- Swallowing evaluation
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Voice Disorder Due to Iatrogenic Factor, Endotracheal Intubation During Surgery
Objective and Perceptual Characteristics of the Voice After Endotracheal Intubation in Head and Neck Surgery
Introduction: Possible consequences of endotracheal intubation are post-intubation voice changes. Hypothesis: Endotracheal intubation during head and neck surgery is associated with objective and perceptual voice disorders.
- Conditions
- Voice Disorder Due to Iatrogenic Factor, Endotracheal Intubation During Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery
- Trial name
- VOICE (NCT07131800)
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia, Phonation Disorder
Dynamics of Pelvic Floor Muscles With Different Phonation Patterns Among Female Students
The purpose of the study is to know if there is relation between the dynamics of pelvic floor muscles and different phonation pattern.
- Trial name
- NCT06716268
- Testing
- phonation and respiratory tasks
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Surgery, Larynx
Voice Outcome of Glottoplasty, Cricothyroid Approximation, Thyroplasty, and Chondrolaryngoplasty
The purpose of this study is to measure the short- and long-term voice outcome and outcome predictors of glottoplasty, cricothyroid approximation, thyroplasty, and chondrolaryngoplasty using a prospective non-randomized…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Larynx, Transgenderism, Gender Dysphoria
- Trial name
- NCT06439290
- Testing
- Phonosurgery, Mastectomy/breast augmentation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy
Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures
Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty…
- Conditions
- Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy, Vocal Cord Paresis, Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT06579989
- Testing
- Ultrasound for cough, Ultrasound for vocal fold atrophy or vocal fold paresis/paralysis, Ultrasound for dysphagia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis, Unilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Pediatric Aerodigestive Tract and Cardiac Surgery
This research studies whether a device used during surgery can help doctors better protect the nerve that moves a child's vocal cords. Damage to this nerve can affect speaking, swallowing, and sometimes breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT07604623
- Testing
- Intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Laryngeal Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Effects of Neuromodulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) causes excessive vocal fold abduction (opening) or adduction (closing) leading to decreased voice quality, job prospects, self-worth and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05095740
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Dysphagia
Effect of Direct Chin-tuck Against Resistance on Swallowing Function
Chin-tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) is a widely used training method in swallowing rehabilitation that strengthens the suprahyoid muscles, enhancing their contraction during swallowing and promoting the anterior-superior movement…
- Trial name
- NCT07479680
- Testing
- dCTAR
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Voice Disorders, Voice Fatigue
Brain and Voice Signatures in Teachers
Primary muscle tension dysphonia voice disorder with symptoms of vocal strain and vocal fatigue is common and can have a significant negative impact on quality of Life.
- Trial name
- BRAVO1 (NCT06126627)
- Testing
- Stress induction
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia
Brain Networks in Dystonia
To date, there is only limited knowledge about the distinct neural abnormalities that lead to the development of different forms of focal dystonia.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia, Writer's Cramp, Musician's Focal Hand Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03042962
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Voice Fatigue, Voice Disorder
"Effects of EMST and Triflo on Voice Parameters and Vocal Fatigue"
A healthy voice is essential for meeting professional and communicative demands, particularly for professional voice users such as academics, who are at increased risk of voice disorders due to prolonged and intensive voice use…
- Conditions
- Voice Fatigue, Voice Disorder, Academic Voice Use and Voice Fatigue, Academician's Risk of Developing Voice Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07371351
- Testing
- Triflo, EMST
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Effect of Velopharyngeal Gap Size on Laryngeal Morphology and Vocal Function in Children With VPI
Speech production relies on the precise coordination of the respiratory, phonatory, resonatory, and articulatory systems . The velopharyngeal mechanism is essential in separating the oral and nasal cavities during speech and…
- Trial name
- NCT07832812
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Neonatal Complication, Neonatal Asphyxia
Face Mask vs Laryngeal Mask in Neonatal Resuscitation
The goal of this single-centre interventional study without medication neither device (for procedure) is to improve training of health care personnel (physicians, nurses, and midwives) on neonatal resuscitation through manikin…
- Trial name
- ManiMask2025 (NCT06952088)
- Testing
- Training on Neonatal Resuscitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Understanding Disorder-specific Neural Pathophysiology in Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
The researchers will examine functional neural correlates that differentiate between laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor and contribute to disorder-specific pathophysiology using a cross-disciplinary approach of multimodal brain…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05216770
- Testing
- Brain imaging, Laryngeal sensory block with topical bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Larynx
Accuracy of the Sensory Test Using the Laryngopharyngeal Endoscopic Esthesiometer in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This is a prospective double blinded randomized crossover controlled trial aiming at validating the measurement of laryngopharyngeal mechanosensitivity in patients with suspected OSA using a recently developed laryngopharyngeal…
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Larynx, Sensory Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03109171
- Testing
- Laryngopharyngeal sensory test
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Neumologica Colombiana
Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Cancer
Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research
The iCaRe2 is a multi-institutional resource created and maintained by the Fred \& Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to collect and manage standardized, multi-dimensional, longitudinal data and biospecimens on consented adult cancer…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- iCaRe2 (NCT02012699)
- Where
- 42 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 999,999 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
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
Asthma, Respiratory Tract Infections
VItamin D in pregnanCy for prevenTion Of eaRlY Childhood Asthma
The overall aim of the study is to develop a nutritional preventive vitamin D supplementation strategy in pregnancy for early childhood asthma/persistent wheeze during the first three years of life as we hypothesize that…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Respiratory Tract Infections, Gastrointestinal Infection, Croup
- Trial name
- VICTORY (NCT06570889)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol D3, Olive oil
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Klaus Bønnelykke
Laryngeal Masks
IGEL Laryngeal Mask Airway Device Effectiveness in Irradiated Necks
It is known that patients with head and neck cancer who have had radiation therapy to the structures of the neck are at a greater risk of difficult mask ventilation and tracheal intubation than the majority of patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT03502590
- Testing
- IGEL Laryngeal mask
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Lothian
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Characterization of Clinical Phenotypes of Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
The researchers will systematically evaluate current and novel clinical voice assessment tools and measures to elucidate distinct clinical phenotypes of those with laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor.
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05150106
- Testing
- Clinical assessments of laryngeal function
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary