Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Duration Of Absolute Voice Rest on Voice Outcome After Phonomicrosurgery
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Due to change in available resources
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Absolute voice rest is commonly prescribed after vocal fold surgery, also known as phonomicrosurgery, for benign vocal fold lesions. This is thought to decrease scarring of vocal folds, which could result in increasing tissue stiffness and limitations in optimal vocal outcome. Unfortunately there is no standardized protocol as to how long patients should rest their voice after phonomicrosurgery. To date, there are no studies in the literature directly comparing the impact of short-term and long-term voice rest on vocal fold healing and voice outcome after phonomicrosurgery.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benign Neoplasm of True Vocal Cords | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolute voice rest | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 3 day absolute voice rest
- description
- participants would begin initiation of voice/speaking 3 days post phonomicrosurgery for benign vocal fold lesions
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: absolute voice rest
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 7 day absolute voice rest
- description
- participants would begin initiation of voice/speaking 7 days post phonomicrosurgery for benign vocal fold lesions
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: absolute voice rest
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Voice Handicap Index - 10
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with benign mid membranous vocal fold lesions such as the following: 1. Polyps 2. Cysts 3. Sub-epithelial fibrous mass 2. Undergoing elective phonomicrosurgery for vocal fold lesions, which involves microflap excision +/- truncation +/- steroid injection into the vocal folds. 3. Age 18 and older Exclusion Criteria: Patients with any of the following will be excluded from the study: 1. Reinke's edema 2. Active smokers 3. Ligamentous mid membranous vocal fold lesions 4. RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis) 5. Dysplasia 6. CIS (Carcinoma-in-situ) 7. SCC (squamous cell carcinoma) 8. Extent of surgery exceeds what is mentioned in the inclusion criteria (e.g., CO2 laser, balloon dilatation, vocal fold augmentation in addition to phonomicrosurgery) 9. Previous vocal fold surgery 10. Systemic steroids 11. History of systemic illness that could affect wound healing
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