Research Aiming to Identify Abnormal Internal Carotid Artery Course in Pharyngeal-Laryngeal Dysesthesia and Standardize Diagnostic Methods -Research on Identifying Abnormal Internal Carotid Artery Course in Pharyngeal-Laryngeal Dysesthesia and Its Clinical Significance-

Research Aiming to Identify Abnormal Internal Carotid Artery Course in Pharyngeal-Laryngeal Dysesthesia and Standardize Diagnostic Methods -Research on Identifying Abnormal Internal Carotid Artery Course in Pharyngeal-Laryngeal Dysesthesia and Its Clinical Significance- - Research Aiming to Identify Abnormal Internal Carotid Artery Course in Pharyngeal-Laryngeal Dysesthesia and Standardize Diagnostic Methods -Research on Identifying Abnormal Internal Carotid Artery Course in Pharyngeal-Laryngeal Dysesthesia and Its Clinical Significance-

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000059107

Enrollment

300

Registered

2025-09-17

Start date

2023-09-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Pharyngeal Foreign Body Sensation Syndrome, Abnormal course of the internal carotid artery

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients presenting with pharyngeal dysesthesia symptoms and visiting the hospital for cause investigation (so-called pharyngeal dysesthesia syndrome) (2) Patients aged 65 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients suspected of having cancer and prioritized for testing (2) If the principal investigator or co-investigator determines that participation in this study is inappropriate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Final diagnosis of patients referred to ENT outpatient clinics for pharyngeal discomfort, including proportion of cases with Ab-ICA	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoichi Tsunoda

National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center National Institute of Sensory Organ Artificial Organs & Medical Creations

koichi.tsunoda@kankakuki.jp0334110111

Outcome results