Usefulness of intraoperative nerve monitoring in predicting postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in esophageal cancer surgery

Usefulness of intraoperative nerve monitoring in predicting postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in esophageal cancer surgery - Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000022706

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-12

Start date

2013-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

esophagealcancer

Interventions

Use of intraoperative nerve monitor The vagus and recurrent laryngeal nerves are stimulated with the current of 1mA for 3 seconds after lymph node dissection

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who undergo esophagectomy with 3 field lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with preoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The relationship between the amplitude of electromyogram and the occurence of postoperative vocal cord palsy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The relationship between the amplitude of electromyogram and the occurence of persistent vocal cord palsy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Kanemura

Osaka university Surgery

kanemura@tonbyo.org0668793251

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026