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Cholinesterase Inhibitor

Pyridostigmine Bromide 60 Milligrams (mg) for Hoarseness

Phase 4
Recruiting
Led By Benjamin Rubinstein, MD
Research Sponsored by Eastern Virginia Medical School
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 15 minutes
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Summary

This trial will test if a drug used to treat botulism can also help people with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms in the voice box.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hoarseness
  • Spastic Dysphonia
  • Spasmodic Dysphonia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~15 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 15 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Adapted Borg Scale Pre- and Post-Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)
CAPE-V Pre- and Post-Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)
Glottal Function Index Pre- and Post-Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)
+1 more

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Pyridostigmine (Mestinon) will be assigned to patients in this arm.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolLead Sponsor
71 Previous Clinical Trials
15,652 Total Patients Enrolled
Benjamin Rubinstein, MDPrincipal InvestigatorEastern Virginia Medical School Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1 Previous Clinical Trials
40 Total Patients Enrolled
~2 spots leftby Jul 2025