Level C· Early human research exploring benefitsRetrospective StudyPubMed

Clinical Application of Stromal Vascular Fraction Gel in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis.

Sun Z., Huang D., Cai M., Wang W., Meng W., Zhang Q.

Retrospective Study with a reported sample of 22, published in J Voice (2021) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Level C· Early human research exploring benefitsEvidence level of this study

Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

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  • Level C · Early human research exploring benefits
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Study type
Retrospective Study
Journal
J Voice (2021)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
22
Source database
PubMed
PMID
33785223
DOI
10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.027
Citations
3

Abstract (original English)

To investigate the therapeutic effect of the stromal vascular fraction gel (SVF gel) in unilateral vocal fold paralysis. A retrospective study was performed on 22 patients who underwent SVF gel autotransplantation for unilateral vocal fold paralysis between June 2017 and December 2018. Fat was removed from the medial thigh under anesthesia and the SVF gel was prepared using standard techniques and injected using a suspension microlaryngoscopy. The SVF gel was transplanted into the vocal fold muscle and the paraglottic space, and subjective and perceptual assessments, aerodynamic and acoustic assessments, and a videostroboscopic assessment were evaluated pre- and postoperatively at 1day, 12 months and 18 months. The GRBAS evaluation results showed that the voice quality of the patients at 12 and 18 months after the operation was significantly improved, and voice analysis showed that in males maximum speech time (MPT) increased and the normalized noise energy decreased 1 day after surgery. The voice quality parameters at 12 months and 18 months after surgery improved significantly compared to preoperatively (P < 0.05), except for the fundamental frequency (F0), at 12 months, which was similar to the values before surgery. In females, the MPT and amplitude (shimmer) at 1 day after the surgery were significantly different from before the surgery, and the MPT, fundamental frequency

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • Without an adequate control group, treatment effects cannot be separated from other factors.

Evidence level

Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

How we grade evidence
MaleFemaleHumansVocal CordsRetrospective StudiesStromal Vascular FractionVocal Cord ParalysisVoice QualityTreatment Outcome

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