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Laser Therapy

Supportive Care (pulsed dye laser) for Oral Complications

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Carter Wright
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 6 months post-treatment
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Summary

This pilot trial studies pulsed dye laser in treating patients with post radiation dysphonia. Dysphonia, or vocal cord scarring, can include trouble with the voice when trying to talk, such as hoarseness, change in voice pitch, and poor voice quality, and it commonly happens after radiation therapy for laryngeal cancer. Pulsed dye laser may improve post radiation dysphonia.

Eligible Conditions
  • Oral Complications
  • Laryngeal Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 6 months post-treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 6 months post-treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Voice Handicap Index (VHI)-10 score
Change in jitter
Change in mean phonatory flow
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Supportive Care (pulsed dye laser)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients undergo pulsed dye laser monthly for three months.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
laser therapy
2008
Completed Phase 3
~5050

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,868 Previous Clinical Trials
41,010,828 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Oral Complications
1,005 Patients Enrolled for Oral Complications
Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor
1,269 Previous Clinical Trials
1,014,024 Total Patients Enrolled
Carter WrightPrincipal InvestigatorWake Forest University Health Sciences
~1 spots leftby Oct 2025
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