laryngectomy removal of larynx
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Total laryngectomy, with or without any further pharyngeal or esophageal reconstructions 18 years or older HME user Adhesive user Longer than 3 months after total laryngectomy Longer than 6 weeks after postoperative radiotherapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Medical problems prohibiting the use of an HME or adhesive Active recurrent or metastatic disease (medical deterioration) Reduced mobility of arms and/or hands, unable to remove an HME Unable to understand the Patient Information and/or unable to give Informed Consent Insufficient cognitive ability to handle the HME or adhesive Use of cannula (eg LaryTube) during day or night on medical description
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * Hours HME use per day and days per study period * Reasons for non-compliant HME use (device related or non-device related) * Performance and pulmonary effects of Provox Luna HME measured by structured study specific questionnaires * Performance and skin effects of Provox Luna Adhesive measured by structured study specific questionnaires * Patient satisfaction with various aspects of the Provox Luna system using study specific structured questionnaires * Sleeping, as a psychosocial aspect related to pulmonary rehabilitation, by using study specific structured questionnaires * General Quality of Life measured using EQ-5D | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure of this study is compliance of HME use. Compliant HME use is a surrogate endpoint for pulmonary rehabilitation in laryngectomized patients. Compliant use is defined as at least 20 hours per day, 86% of the time. Compliance will be measured as the hours use per day and night for a 4-week period, by means of a diary, and finally a patient will be defined as compliant or non-compliant. When non-compliance is not related to the use of medical devices, this will not be analyzed as non-compliant. Compliance in the Provox Luna period will be compared with compliance in the usual care period. | — |
Countries
Netherlands