Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

Awake Transnasal Laser-assisted Surgery (TNLS) and Microlaryngeal Surgery for Vocal Cord Cyst

Hong Kong54 participantsStarted 2024-12-01

Plain-language summary

This is a prospective randomised controlled trial conducted at two tertiary referral hospitals in Hong Kong to compare the clinical and functional outcomes of office-based awake transnasal laser-assisted laryngeal surgery (TNLS) under local anesthesia to traditional microlaryngeal surgery for vocal cord cyst under general anesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with vocal cord cysts * older than 18-year-old * able to independently provide consent * able to tolerate flexible laryngoscopy would be recruited Exclusion Criteria: * under 18-year-old * unable to independently give an informed consent * unable to tolerate flexible laryngoscopy * allergic to local anesthesia * had unfavorable anatomy such as prolapsing epiglottis precluding adequate visualization, extensive lesions and an expected difficult operation as judged by the surgeons * with pathologies other than vocal cord cyst

What they're measuring

Voice-Handicap Index (VHI-30)

Timeframe: From enrolment to post-operative 1year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06703515

SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-12-31

Contact for this trial

Aurora KY Tam, MBBS, MRCSEd

+852-3505 1409 tky369@ha.org.hk

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