Optimal Duration of Voice Rest After Surgery for Benign Vocal Lesions

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-12

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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Aim of Study:

To determine the optimal duration of voice rest following phonosurgery for patients who undergo phonosurgery due to benign vocal cord lesions IE: vocal fold nodules, cysts, polyps, granulomas, leukoplakia, and subepithelial edema.

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Detailed Description

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Optimal Duration of Voice Rest Voice Following Phonosurgery for benign vocal lesions: Prospective Randomized Study

Background:

Phonosurgery is performed in order to improve voice quality in patients with various vocal fold pathologies including nodules, cysts, polyps, granulomas, leukoplakia, and subepithelial edema. It is customary to order the patients voice rest following vocal fold surgery, however, according to the current literature, it is not well known how long patients should remain in voice rest following phonosurgery (regardless of the type of benign lesion) in order to achieve the best voice quality results. In the literature, there is one preliminary study that shows that when voice quality was assessed at 15 days post-surgery, patients with voice rest of 10 days had better voice outcomes compared to patients with 5 days voice rest(1). A contradicting study, that measured voice outcomes in patients at 1, 3, and 6 months post-operatively, shows that a short voice rest of 3 days lead to better voice results compared to a 7 days voice rest(2).

The aim of our study is to determine the optimal duration (3 versus 7 days) of voice rest following phonosurgery for patients who undergo phonosurgery due to benign vocal cord lesions in order to achieve better voice quality post-operatively. In this study, patients will be randomly assigned into one of 2 different groups of voice rest durations: either 3 or 7 days following surgery. Patients will undergo pre and post (at 1, 3 and 6 months) operative voice testing. Voice quality testing will include: perceptual voice analysis using the GRABS (grade, roughness, asthenia, breathiness, and strain) scale, Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI) questionnaire, measurement of maximum phonation time (MPT), and computerized voice analysis including voice intensity, fundamental frequency (F0), jitter, shimmer, and dysphonia severity index (DSI).

Conditions

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Vocal Fold Polyp Vocal Cord Cyst Vocal Nodules in Adults

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective Study. In this study, patients will be placed into one of two different groups of voice rest duration. The voice rest durations will last either 3 or 7 days. Voice recording results of the different groups will be examined and analyzed. At the conclusion of this study, we hope to provide some clarity as to the optimal duration of voice rest following phonosurgery.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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3 days voice rest

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Voice rest

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The first days will take place in hospitalization to assess patient complience to voice rest. Patients will be instructed to continue voice rest at home up to 7 days accourding to group allocation in the study. The confirmation of voice rest will relay on patient report (telephonic approval), after the voice rest period will end.

7 days voice rest

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Voice rest

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The first days will take place in hospitalization to assess patient complience to voice rest. Patients will be instructed to continue voice rest at home up to 7 days accourding to group allocation in the study. The confirmation of voice rest will relay on patient report (telephonic approval), after the voice rest period will end.

Interventions

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Voice rest

The first days will take place in hospitalization to assess patient complience to voice rest. Patients will be instructed to continue voice rest at home up to 7 days accourding to group allocation in the study. The confirmation of voice rest will relay on patient report (telephonic approval), after the voice rest period will end.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* • Patients who undergo phonosurgery for benign vocal fold lesions.

* Adults (18-90years).
* Patients who can provide and give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* • Patients without a complete medical record

* Patients who are unable or unwilling to give informed consent
* Patients younger than 18 years of age or older then 90 years
* Patients who are pregnant

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No