Actively Recruiting
Force Sensor Study
Led by University of California, San Francisco · Updated on 2026-02-25
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
56 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research is to understand more about the forces that are involved on the tongue and other oropharyngeal structures during laryngeal surgery. This information will be used to determine if these forces can affect outcomes (pain, numbness, taste, etc) and whether factors such as procedure type, surgeon experience (i.e. resident, fellow, attending), and choice of surgical equipment affect these forces. This information may be used to reduce these forces and prevent these issues from happening during certain laryngeal surgeries. For the first 50 patients, force measurements will be taken and correlated to outcome measures . Surgeons will be blinded to the force measurements intra-operatively. For the next 50 patients, surgeons will be given force measurements in real-time intra-operatively allowing adjustments to be made. The impact of this adjustment on outcomes will be determined.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Force Sensor Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged over 18 years
- Undergoing laryngeal surgery with direct laryngoscopy
You will not qualify if you...
- Prior history of tongue dysfunction such as hemi or total glossectomy or hypoglossal nerve injury
- Unable to follow up after the initial procedure
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Riley Jackson
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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