Clinical trial · Observational
Speech and Swallowing Characteristics of Patients After Laryngectomy and the Effect on Quality of Life
NCT01607138CI-TRIAL-00007004unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Swallowing and speech difficulties will be observed in patients post laryngectomy. These difficulties will cause decreased in quality of life.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of the Larynx | Malignant Laryngeal Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Total laryngectomy
- description
- A group of patients who underwent total laryngectomy with trechea esophageal puncture (TEP)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Speech and swallowing characteristics of patients post laryngectomy
- timeFrame
- At the completion of data collection -1 year
- description
- After recording the patients' speech the speech characteristics will be analysed according to specific parameters. Also after performing swallowing eveluation swallowing disturbances will be diagnosed and described.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The relationship between speech and swallowing disturbances of patients post laryngectomy
- timeFrame
- 1 year at the completion of data collection
- description
- After analyzing the speech and swallowing disturbances of patients post laryngectomy, the relationship between these variables will be examined.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 35 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients post total laryngectomy with voice prothesis Exclusion Criteria: * patients who can not read and respod to questions
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUND* Maclean, J., Cotton, S., & Perry, A. (2009). Post-laryngectomy: it's hard to swallow: an Australian study of prevalence and self-reports of swallowing function after a total laryngectomy. Dysphagia, 24(2), 172-179. * Maclean, J., Cotton, S., & Perry, A. (2009). Dysphagia following a total laryngectomy: the effect on quality of life, functioning, and psychological well-being. Dysphagia, 24(3), 314-321. * McHorney, C. A., Robbins, J., Lomax, K., Rosenbek, J. C., Chignell, K., Kramer, A. E., & Bricker, D. E. (2002). The SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE outcomes tool for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults: III. Documentation of reliability and validity. Dysphagia, 17(2), 97-114. * Platteaux, N., Dirix, P., Dejaeger, E., & Nuyts, S. (2010). Dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. Dysphagia, 25(2), 139-152. * Kapila,M., Deore,N., Palav,R.S., Kazi,R.A., Shah,R.P., & Jagade,M.V.(2011). A brief review of voice restoration following total laryngectomy. Indian Journal of Cancer,48(1),99-104. * Rizzo,B.p.,Maronato,F.,Marchiori,C., Gava,A., &Da Mosto, M,C.(2008). Long-Term Quality of Life After Total Laryngectomy and Postoperative Radiotherapy Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Laryngeal Preservation. The Laryngoscope.118,300-306 (2010). Total Laryngectomy.OtorhinolaryngologyMohebati,A. Mohebati,A & * Shah ,p .j , International Journal, 2(3), pp 207-214