This is a prospective observational study examining the treatment outcomes of selective laryngeal reinnervation procedures for patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
15
Sean Parker Institute for the Voice
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGChange in breathing function is being assessed and measured by the Dyspnea Index (DI)
The DI is a standardized and validated tool to quantify patients' symptoms of upper airway dyspnea. It's a 10-item questionnaire. The lowest score is 0, which indicates that the patient is never experiencing dyspnea symptoms, and the highest is 40, which indicates that the patient is always experiencing dyspnea symptoms.
Time frame: Pre-surgery and then post-surgery at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and every 3 months thereafter up to 18 months, then at 24 months
Change in breathing function is being assessed and measured by pulmonary function testing
Pulmonary function testing will measure the total inspiratory and expiratory tidal volumes.
Time frame: Pre-surgery and then post-surgery at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and every 3 months thereafter up to 18 months, then at 24 months
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