This study evaluates a medialization implant to treat vocal cord paralysis, to permit it to adjust the quality of the voice under local or general anesthesia. The aim is to restore phonation using a porous titanium prosthesis in laryngeal surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
The porous titanium prosthesis is implanted under local anaesthesia. Neck incision is performed in order to expose the thyroidal cartilage. A window is then opened in this cartilage, and the implant is placed in contact with the vocal muscles. The patient is then asked to speak in order to achieve the implant best setting.
Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, France
RECRUITINGNasofibroscopy
Time frame: 8 days and 3 months after surgery
Voice control and recording
Time frame: 8, 15, 30 days, 3, 6 months after surgery and then, every 6 months during the whole trial
All types of complication
Time frame: 8, 15, 30 days, 3, 6 months after surgery and then, every 6 months during the whole trial
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