New injection hopes to heal scarred vocal cords and restore voice
NCT ID NCT05627648
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an injection called KP-100LI for people with vocal fold scars that cause voice problems. About 62 adults will receive either the study drug or a placebo to see if it improves voice function over 24 weeks. The goal is to confirm the treatment is safe and effective for easing symptoms of vocal fold scarring.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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. 18 years to 75 years 2. Presence of bilateral vocal fold scar or sulcus diagnosed 3. No other vocal lesion or vocal movement disorder 4. Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) score of 11 or higher 5. No laryngoplasty, collagen or lipid infusion to vocal cord, removal scar, fascial graft, or administration of steroid or hyaluronic acid to vocal cord Exclusion Criteria: 1. No movement disorders of the vocal fold including paralysis 2. Airway disease caused by burn 3. History of malignant tumor 4. History of allergy to local anesthesia agent 5. With impaired coagulation-fibrinolysis, or taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs 6. Serious concomitant disease 7. Pregnant (including suspected), nursing, wishing to become pregnant, or unable to prevent conception during the trial period using contraceptive methods
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fujita Health University Hospital
Toyoake, Aichi-ken, 470-1192, Japan
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Fukuoka Sanno Hospital
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 814-0001, Japan
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Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, 701-0192, Japan
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Kurume University Hospital
Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Nihon University Hospital
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8309, Japan
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Sanno Medical Center
Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan
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Tohoku University Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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