Development of a PROM for Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO) V1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of a patient centred, patient reported outcome measure (PROM) for Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO) as part of a PhD study.
IRAS ID
317461
Contact name
Siobhan Ludlow
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Manchester University Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
n/a, n/a
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 2 days
Research summary
Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO) is defined as an inappropriate laryngeal closure at the glottic and/ or supraglottic level which leads to dynamic airflow obstruction and causes breathing difficulties. Individuals with ILO present across a variety of healthcare settings with differing levels of morbidity. Currently there are no tools to measure intervention in ILO patients and we rely on non-standardised assessments or goal setting measures which are not always patient specific.
The aim of this PhD study is to produce a patient-centred, patient reported outcome measure (PROM) to measure patient perspectives on the impact of their ILO pre and post intervention. A PROM is ‘any report of the status of a patients’ health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patients’ response by a clinician or anyone else’ (Higgins, 2011).
Patients with ILO, medical professionals working with ILO and respiratory patients (without ILO) will be used eligible for the study and used at various stages of the research as described in my methodology.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/NW/0198
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jul 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion