Which treatment saves your voice better? surgery vs. radiation for early throat cancer
NCT ID NCT04447456
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 41 people who had early-stage vocal cord cancer and were treated with either surgery or radiation. The goal was to see which treatment led to better voice quality five years later. Patients filled out a questionnaire about their voice, and doctors also measured voice features. The results may help guide future treatment decisions.
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 one treatment clearly leads to better voice quality, it could help doctors and patients choose the best option for early vocal cord cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 41 participants. It does not test a new treatment, so it cannot prove which therapy is better overall.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Jan 2022
- 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
patients treated for glottic squamous cell carcinoma at Lille University Hospital and the Oscar Lambret Centre between 2015 and 2017.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients with glottic squamous cell carcinoma T1N0M0 who may benefit from treatment with exclusive radiotherapy or exclusive surgery. * patients treated for these cancers at Lille University Hospital and the Oscar Lambret Centre between 2015 and 2017. * Tis, T1a and T1b glottic squamous cell carcinomas according to the TNM 7th edition classification in long-term survivors. Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, 59000, France
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Hôpital Huriez, CHU
Lille, France
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