Speech and Swallowing Characteristics of Patients After Laryngectomy and the Effect on Quality of Life

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cancer of the Larynx

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01607138

TASMC-12-CTJ-224-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Swallowing and speech difficulties will be observed in patients post laryngectomy. These difficulties will cause decreased in quality of life.

Full description

This study will explore the characteristics of speech and swallowing problems of patients who underwent laryngectomy.The relationship between swallowing disturbances and speech difficulties will be studied and the effect of each problem on quality of life will be messured.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients post total laryngectomy with voice prothesis

Exclusion criteria

• patients who can not read and respod to questions

Trial design

40 participants in 1 patient group

Total laryngectomy

Description:

A group of patients who underwent total laryngectomy with trechea esophageal puncture (TEP)