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Clinical study of intraoperative real-time recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring for prevention of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during minimally invasive esophagectomy

Clinical study of intraoperative real-time recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring for prevention of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during minimally invasive esophagectomy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200062577
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-08-12
Start date
2022-08-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

esophagus cancer

Interventions

Group A:Traditional surgical methods were used for lymph node dissection next to the left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves, and real-time recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring was not used during t
Group B:Left + right, both continuous recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring
Group C:Continuous RLN monitoring on the left, intermittent RLN detection on the right

Sponsors

Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients aged > 18 years, planning to undergo elective laparoscopic esophagectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Preoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and vagus nerve injury; 2. Preoperative vocal cord injury; 3. Those who did not perform vocal cord function assessment before surgery; 4. Temporary change of surgical technique during surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of postoperative vocal cord paralysis;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of lymph nodes dissected next to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: left, right;Incidence of postoperative pulmonary infection;First time to drink water after surgery;Intraoperative blood loss, urine volume, blood transfusion volume, postoperative thoracic drainage volume;total hospital stay;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHui Zheng
zhenghui0715@hotmail.com+86 10 87788255

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026