Ultrasound to detect vocal fold movement in neurological disease
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility study to investigate the accuracy and viability of ultrasound in detecting impairments of vocal fold mobility in people with neurological disease
IRAS ID
302281
Contact name
Jodi Allen
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London Hospitals
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
This study aims to investigate the accuracy and viability of transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound (US) in detecting impairments of vocal fold movement in people with neurological disorders.
Whilst there is extant literature outlining the utility of US in assessing vocal fold movement in the post-surgical population, no previous study has compared assessment outcomes from laryngeal US to a gold standard assessment such as fibreoptic nasoendoscopy (FNE) in people with neurological conditions (Allen et al., 2021). A feasibility study is proposed to establish the accuracy and viability of laryngeal US compared to FNE. The study will also include measurements of clinician reliability in US image acquisition and interpretation, and assess the acceptability of US assessment to people with neurological disorders. Data will be used to assess the ability of US to detect other laryngeal pathology, and to calculate the sample size required for a validation study.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0122
Date of REC Opinion
6 Apr 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion