Status:
COMPLETED
Swallowing and Voice Outcomes After Thyroidectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Ege University
Conditions:
Functional Voice and Swallowing Outcomes
Eligibility:
All Genders
27-78 years
Brief Summary
Impairment in voice and swallowing functions are common after thyroidectomy. The investigators aimed to evaluate the objective functional voice and swallowing outcomes in a series of patients undergoi...
Detailed Description
A total of 43 consenting patients who underwent thyroidectomy were prospectively recruited. Subjective evaluation of swallowing was assessed with 'Swallowing Impairment Score' and 'MD Anderson Dysphag...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients undergoing thyroidectomy
Exclusion
- Patients who were diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma preoperatively
- Having history of previous neck surgery,
- History of radiotherapy at head and neck region,
- Vocal cord paralysis,
- neuromuscular dysfunction,
- larynx, esophagus and chest pathology
- who did not want to be involved in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03436186
Start Date
January 1 2013
End Date
June 30 2015
Last Update
February 19 2018
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