New device aims to save Kids' voices during surgery
NCT ID NCT07604623
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a nerve-monitoring device that alerts surgeons when a child's vocal cord nerve is at risk during throat, chest, or heart surgery. About 90 children under 18 will be randomly assigned to standard care or standard care plus the monitor. After surgery, doctors will check vocal cord movement and ask about voice and swallowing. The goal is to see if the device can lower the chance of nerve injury and improve recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitor
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could become a standard tool to reduce vocal cord injury during children's throat, chest, or heart surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 90 children. The device may not significantly reduce nerve damage, and results may not apply to all surgeries or hospitals.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * under 18 years of age * treated at the Stollery Children's Hospital * will undergo specified aerodigestive or cardiac surgeries that put the recurrent laryngeal nerve at risk Exclusion Criteria: * patients treated at another center * over 18 years of age at the time of surgery * severe neurological or genetic comorbidities that affect nerve function
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G2B7, Canada
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