Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the methodological approaches adopted in experimental researches in laryngology intervention studies.
Methods: The study was performed as a scoping review using the electronic databases Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Embase, BioMed Central and SCOPUS. These databases were manually searched from 1995 (or its inception) until the most recently published articles in June 2022. The inclusion criteria were as follows: a) studies performed with animal models in voice and/or larynx therapy, intervention and/or surgery; b) studies with participant populations composed with animals; c) studies containing original research; d) studies performed with at least one objective measurement for treatment and or intervention; e) studies reporting at least one method of larynx intervention; and f) publications written in English, Spanish or Portuguese. The exclusion criteria were as follows: a) studies considering without any objective intervention and or treatment; b) studies without animal models; and c) studies that reviewed articles or books. These criteria were set to increase inter-study comparability.
Results: There were found 26 studies that showed that in experimental laryngology. There were retrieved four main characteristics in the retrieved studies. It was observed five major groups of experimental models used for assessing vocal folds: dog (38.5%), rat/mouse (23,1%), pig (23.1%), rabbit (19.2%), human (11.5%), and sheep (3.8%). In addition, three characteristics were observed: sample (up to 20 subjects 88.5%), type of surgery/intervention (100%) and duration (up to 30 days 61.5%).
Conclusion: In experimental laryngology, the state of the art is grounded on mainly in dog, rat and pig in vocal folds assessment. Up to 20 subjects, surgery/intervention and experimental trial lasting no more than 30 days are frequent methodological approaches in this research field.
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