Clinical Assessment of An External Neck Brace to Support the peristomal Fixation of an Automatic Stoma Valve (ASV) in laryngectomized patients using hands-free speech: 3D stereophotogrammetrical assessment.
Completed
- Conditions
- Post operatieve spraak rehabilitatie bij gelaryngectomeerdenspraakverbetering bij gelaryngectomeerdentrachoesophageale speech rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32779
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy laryngectomized patients with a minimum time of 6 months post operative. Voice prosthesis users that use tracheoesophageal speech.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients that are ill, unmotivated, not able to use the adhesives / external neck brace provided. Allergic reactions to the adhesives provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Benefit of the external neck brace related to peristomal fixation of adhesives<br /><br>and the reduction of air leakage and the amount of adhesives used per day. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Correlation between tracheostoma anatomy and peristomal fixation of adhesives.</p><br>