CompletedNot Applicable

The Incidence and Impact of Vocal Cord Dysfunction In Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Canada173 participantsStarted 2016-09-01

Plain-language summary

Population-based single centre, blinded, prospective cohort study of the impact of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury on Thoracic Surgery patients. The principal outcome of interest is the effect of RLN injury on respiratory complications. Voice, swallowing, cardiac and mortality outcomes will also be determined.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients undergoing thoracic surgery at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. Recruitment will be performed by the thoracic surgeon faculty within the Division of Thoracic Surgery. Written informed consent will be obtained from the patient by an independent research assistant. In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: * Provide signed and dated informed consent form. * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. * Male or female, aged 18 and over.. * Have a condition requiring surgical entry into the thoracic cavity Exclusion Criteria: * All individuals meeting any of the exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from the study. Patients with severely deviated nasal anatomy precluding flexible nasolaryngoscopy Tracheostomy in situ Neurologic or developmental deficits impairing the ability to consent or cooperate with examination

What they're measuring

Number of patients with vocal cord dysfunction assessed by nasolaryngoscopy on the first post-operative day

Timeframe: Post-operative day 1

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02996526

SponsorUniversity of Manitoba

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-01-31