Simple swallow test may spot nerve damage after lung surgery
NCT ID NCT05193240
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a quick swallowing test done by a physical therapist can reliably detect vocal cord paralysis after major lung cancer surgery, compared to the standard scope exam. About 72 adults having lung surgery will take a swallowing test and a scope test right after surgery, and again on day 4. The goal is to see if the simpler test can identify patients at risk for swallowing problems, helping prevent complications like pneumonia.
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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 72 people
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- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (≥ 18 years old) * Patient who is scheduled for a major left lung resection surgery (segmentectomy, lobectomy, pneumonectomy) or a right lung resection with upper lymph node dissection in the context of lung cancer * Patient who capable to read and understand the patient information and consent. * Patient capable to read and sign the consent form * Patient with social insurance * Woman of childbearing age with effective contraception (see WHO definition), postmenopausal woman (≥ 12 months of amenorrhea not induced by therapy) * Negative urine pregnancy test Exclusion Criteria: * History of swallowing or eating disorders, * Neurological history with known sequelae or cognitive disorders * Preoperative nasogastric tube feeding * Person deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision or person placed under judicial protection, under guardianship or curatorship, * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient participating in another clinical trial with the same primary outcome
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Locations
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Rouen University Hospital
RECRUITINGRouen, France
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