New study tests Camera-Only diagnosis for vocal cord problems
NCT ID NCT04006197
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 100 adults with irregular patches on their vocal cords. Researchers used a special camera called a laryngostroboscope to see how the vocal cords vibrate, then compared those results with standard tissue analysis. The goal was to see if the camera test alone could accurately diagnose these irregularities, potentially reducing the need for surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how doctors diagnose vocal cord changes without needing surgery, making diagnosis faster and less invasive.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not apply to all patients or lead to a new standard of care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
one hundred patient with localized or diffuse vocal folds irregularites wiii be examined for primary diagnosis at the phoniatric unit of ENT department in Assiut university hospital.main symptom of all patients is dysphonia of varying degree and dauration from afew days to several months .
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 1. Age 18-70 years old males 2. Unilateral or bilateral localized and diffuse vocal fold irregularities. 3. Patients with white (leukoplakia) patches on one or both vocal folds 4. No previous microphonosurgery. 5. No previous history of radiotherapy .6.No impairment of the vocal fold mobility. exclusion criteria 1. Subject refusal. 2. Patients with large exophytic and/or ulcerated mass. 3. Vocal fold cysts or polyps, contact granulomas, or Reinke's edema 4. If there is a concern for rapid growth pattern, airway obstruction requiring urgent operative intervention 5. Vocal fold immobility 6. History of allergies and GERD. 7. Unfit for general anesthesia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assiut university, faculty of medicine
Asyut, Asyut Governorate, 71515, Egypt
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