Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:39 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:39 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01089803
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Willingness and ability to complete self-administered follow-up questionnaires over the course of one year as determined by a member of the research team
* Voluntary written informed consent with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the patient at any time without prejudice to future medical care
* Must be at least 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
* Require a resection that would involve more than the standard laryngectomy (total pharyngectomy, esophagectomy)
* Undergo partial laryngectomy, when open or endoscopic
* Have previously altered anatomy of the upper aerodigestive tract
* Have pre-existing dysphagia unrelated to the tumor, or neurologic disorders that could affect swallowing (Parkinson's, cerebrovascular accidents)
* Have prior malignant disease of the upper aerodigestive tract
* Have prior radiation therapy to the head and neck region
* Metastatic disease
* Unable to complete self-administered questionnaires written in simple English for cognitive, psychiatric, or other reasons that in the opinion of the enrolling investigator is likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01089803
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01089803