Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures

Description

Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty, swallowing evaluation, voice evaluation and voice therapy.

Conditions

Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy, Vocal Cord Paresis, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Dysphagia, Dysphonia

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Study overview

Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty, swallowing evaluation, voice evaluation and voice therapy.

Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures: A Pilot Study

Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures

Condition
Cough
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States, 10021

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * US-Guided Injection for Neurogenic Cough:
  • 1. Age over 18 years
  • 2. Recommended to undergo superior laryngeal nerve block
  • * US-Assessment of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Anatomy
  • 1. Age over 18 years
  • 2. No cough complaints
  • * US-Assessment of Injectate Volume:
  • 1. Documentation of unilateral vocal fold paresis/paralysis or atrophy
  • 2. Age over 18 years
  • 3. Recommended to undergo injection laryngoplasty
  • * US-Assessment of Swallow:
  • 1. Age over 18 years
  • 2. Presents with swallowing complaints
  • * US-Assessment of Normal Swallow:
  • 1. Age over 18 years
  • 2. Presents without swallowing complaints
  • * US-Assessment of Voice:
  • 1. Age over 18 years
  • 2. Undergoing evaluation of voice problems
  • 1. Age under 18 years and over 99 years
  • 2. Open neck wound including tracheostomy

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Weill Medical College of Cornell University,

Anaïs Rameau, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Record Dates

2026-06