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Symptom Scoring for Predicting Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD)

Stopped: personnel redeployment

0Started 2017-01

Plain-language summary

Dr. Russell Traister, et al, describes a symptom scoring system based on retrospective chart review to help identify subjects with VCD. Dr. Traister assigned the following symptom scores: dysphonia (2), throat tightness (4), sensitivity to odors (3) and absence of wheezing (2). Patients scoring 4 or more points have a positive predictive value of 96% and a negative predictive value of 77% for VCD. This prospective study will look at a population of patients presenting to a large tertiary care referral center for symptoms of cough. Patients seen at the "Cough Clinic" are evaluated by a Pulmonologist and an Otolaryngologist. Each patient undergoes pulmonary function testing and VLS testing as part of the diagnostic workup. For this study the history would be expanded to include the 4 specific symptoms: dysphonia, throat tightness, sensitivity to odors and absence of wheezing. The symptoms will be scored and compared against the results of diagnostic testing to determine if these symptoms help predict those with vocal cord dysfunction (VCD).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All participants male and female, * age 18 years and older * presenting as new patients to the Cough Clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Participants less than 18 years of age and those attended by a guardian or an interpreter

What they're measuring

Determine if symptom scoring can accurately predict vocal cord dysfunction

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05114083

SponsorOhio State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-10

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