Cancer of the Larynx Clinical Trial
Official title:
Speech and Swallowing Characteristics of Patients After Laryngectomy and the Effect on Quality of Life
Swallowing and speech difficulties will be observed in patients post laryngectomy. These difficulties will cause decreased in quality of life.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | December 2014 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2013 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 35 Years to 80 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - patients post total laryngectomy with voice prothesis Exclusion Criteria: - patients who can not read and respod to questions |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Speech and swallowing characteristics of patients post laryngectomy | 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. | At the completion of data collection -1 year | No |
Secondary | The relationship between speech and swallowing disturbances of patients post laryngectomy | After analyzing the speech and swallowing disturbances of patients post laryngectomy, the relationship between these variables will be examined. | 1 year at the completion of data collection | No |
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