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Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Voice Prosthesis in Voice Reconstruction After Total Laryngectomy

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Laryngectomy; Status
Interventions
Device: Provox Vega Voice prosthesis
Registration Number
NCT05482815
Lead Sponsor
Atos Medical AB
Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of voice prosthesis for voice reconstruction after total laryngectomy in China.

Main outcome will be the assessment of pronunciation effect (subjective auditory assessment).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • The age is greater than 18 years; the gender is not limited
  • Performed total laryngectomy;
  • No voice prosthesis has been installed
  • Be able to take care of themselves mentally and physically, and have good hand coordination ability
  • With healthy wall sharing with trachea and esophagus
  • The patient has a desire to restore articulation function
  • Can speak Mandarin and have a certain reading ability (equivalent to primary school education)
  • The subject is fully aware of the benefits and risks of this trial and is willing to participate in and sign the informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
  • There is serious respiratory system disease or defect
  • There is a serious skin disease in the tracheostoma
  • Obvious intelligence and mental disorder
  • Tracheostoma is narrow and needs cannula implantation
  • Patients with limitation of mouth opening and other subjects with dyslalia or language disorders (such as subjects with sequelae of cerebral infarction, etc.)
  • Patients with severe respiratory disease, cardiopulmonary disease (e.g., severe arrhythmia, persons with slow ventricular rate (ventricular rate <50 beats/ min), acute phase of myocardial infarction and severe heart failure), disturbances of blood coagulation (coagulation index PT, APTT, INR> 1.5 times of the normal upper limit), septicemia and other patients not suitable
  • Patients with severe diseases of liver and renal function (liver function index, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)> 2 times of normal upper limit, renal function index, urine creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN)> 2 times of normal upper limit);
  • Patients with local recurrence of tumor or metastatic tumor
  • If the patient has received esophageal articulation training, the time of training and using esophagus to speech should be less than 6 months
  • Women planning to have child, in lactation or pregnancy during the whole clinical study
  • Participated in other clinical trials within 1 month
  • Other candidates the investigators think not appropriate

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Voice ProsthesisProvox Vega Voice prosthesisSubjects receive a Voice prosthesis using the Provox Puncture Set, then undergo an articulation training program (3 weeks). The voice prosthesis is replaced after 3 months and 6 months.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in pronunciation effect (subjective auditory assessment)Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Voice recordings judged by two independent evaluators, scored from 1-7, with lower scores meaning worse speech.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in sound intensity (minimum / maximum / comfortable);Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Sound intensity of the minimum / maximum / comfortable loudness (measured 3 times per person) is recorded to calculate the dynamic range (in decibels)

Change in Quality of Life by SF-36Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Patient reported, 36-item, Score of calculated, ranging from 0-100, the lower the score the more disability. The higher the score the less disability

Change in longest articulation time (continuous /a/, count)Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

The longest duration time of one continuous / a / is recorded by a stopwatch, count and the average of three times are taken at the same time.

Change in total time required to read a textBaseline, 3 months, 6 months

Standard Chinese text is read out loud, and the total time is recorded.

Incidence of Adverse EventsBaseline, 3 months, 6 months

Any adverse events (including serious adverse events and device defect rates) will be recorded.

Change in Voice Handicap IndexBaseline, 3 months, 6 months

Validated tool to assess Voice handicap. Statements on participant's voice quality and effect on social life are assessed by a five-point Likert-scale, ranged from 0-4, with high scores indicating more handicap (0 = Never, 4 = Always).

Evaluation of operative performanceBaseline, 3 months, 6 months

Study-specific questionnaire on feasibility and satisfaction of clinicians

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

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Shanghai, China

Beijing Tongren Hospital, CMU

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Beijing, China

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

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Peking, China

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