Voice Therapy in Reactive Benign Vocal Fold Polyp and Injection of Steroid

October 30, 2026 updated by: Amany Abd Al-Gayed Fathy, Tanta University

Comparative Study Between Voice Therapy in Reactive Benign Vocal Fold Polyp and Injection of Steroid

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy between Voice Therapy and Injection of Steroid in Reactive Benign Vocal Fold polyp.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Benign lesions of the vocal fold are common. Standard clinical classification has included nodules, polyps, Reinke's edema, and cysts. More recently, fibrous masses and reactive lesions have been added. However, there is still no consensus on terminology, and this is especially true of benign traumatic bilateral vocal fold lesions . At times, definitive diagnosis can only be established intraoperatively, as Poels et al showed that bilateral lesions were found in 53% of patients preoperatively and in 82% of these patients when explored intraoperatively. It is essential to understand that accurate definition of benign bilateral vocal fold lesions guides prognosis and therapeutic planning.

Reactive lesions represent a difficult entity within bilateral vocal fold lesions . They are not well defined, their behavior is not well understood, and there is no consensus on the best treatment; therefore, proposing a standard nomenclature for the reactive lesion.

Different groups have attempted to characterize the entity. Some authors describe a contralateral reactive callus with epithelial hyperplasia caused by shearing forces of a unilateral vocal fold lesion.

Vocal polyps and cysts are generally unilateral, whereas reactive lesions are often found on the contralateral vocal fold directly opposite the primary lesion. A reactive vocal fold lesion must be paired with a contralateral vocal fold lesion. It may have a cup-and-saucer appearance, with the primary lesion indenting the reactive vocal fold lesion at the point of maximum contact. Reactive lesions may be more responsive to nonsurgical therapy because some clinical and video stroboscopic findings have indicated that the lesion is anatomically superficial. However, there is little support for this hypothesis.

Such lesions are common, especially among professional voice users, and can affect their quality of life. These lesions cause dysphonia, narrowed vocal range, and deteriorated voice quality, so selecting proper and effective treatment is important.

Conservative measures including voice rest and regular attendance of voice therapy sessions remain the first lines of treatment. However, compliance with voice therapy is usually poor, impairing treatment outcomes in the majority of cases .

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy between Voice Therapy and Injection of Steroid in Reactive Benign Vocal Fold polyp.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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30

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Tanta, Egypt
        • Tanta University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult patients over age 18 years of age.
  2. Patients with benign primary lesion as ( polyps, nodules, cysts, singer's nodule and papilloma). And the reactive benign vocal lesion are polyps
  3. Reactive lesions showing small caliber (less than 50% width of true vocal fold in maximum dimension

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with recurrent vocal fold lesions
  2. Present or recurrent laryngeal carcinoma.
  3. Pregnancy.
  4. History of Allergy to corticosteroid preparations.
  5. Patients with cervical spondylosis, osteoarthritis, caries spine and those in whom direct laryngoscopy will be contraindicated.
  6. Patients with reactive vocal fold lesions as (nodules, cysts, and papilloma).

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Group 1: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Voice Therapy

Group 1: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Voice Therapy
Device: Group 1: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Voice Therapy

Group 1: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Voice Therapy
Experimental: Group 2: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Injection of steroid

Group 2: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Injection of steroid
Drug: Group 2: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Injection of steroid

Group 2: Patients with reactive benign vocal fold polyp will be treated by Injection of steroid

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Laryngeal Clinical Examination by Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, Strain scales
Time Frame: after 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months

The GRBAS scale consisted of five parameters, each rated on a four-point Likert scale (0 = no deviation, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe).
after 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Voice evaluation by Modified GARBS SCALE
Time Frame: After 1 month, 3 months and 6 months from intervention

Modified GRBAS scale is a 4-degree scale, as follows:

Overall grade of dysphonia: "(0) Normal, (1) slight, (2) moderate, (3) severe" Character (quality): "strained- leaky- breathy- rough (irregular)" Pitch: "overall increase decrease- diplophonia" Loudness: "excessively loud- excessively soft fluctuating- average".
After 1 month, 3 months and 6 months from intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Tanta University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 30, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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November 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 24, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 29, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 3, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 30, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 35866/9/22

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

It will be available if it needed

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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