NCT02788435

The Role of Voice Rest on Voice Outcomes Following Phonosurgery

The Role of Voice Rest on Voice Outcomes Following Phonosurgery: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients undergoing vocal cord surgery (phonosurgery) are often prescribed voice rest postoperatively. However, no clinical trials have ever been conducted to ascertain the efficacy of using voice rest and its impact on functional voice outcomes. The purpose of this randomized-clinical trial is to determine if the prescription of voice rest has an impact on voice outcomes following phonosurgery.

Detailed description

The study will seek to determine if a 7-day period of absolute voice rest alters voice-related quality of life following phonosurgery

Conditions

• Unilateral Vocal Cord Lesions

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Absolute Voice Rest	Patients will be instructed to not use their voice and minimize any voice-use activities such as coughing or throat-clearing for a period of 7 days following surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-01
• Completion: 2019-06-01
• First posted: 2016-06-02
• Last updated: 2018-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada