RECRUITING

Translaryngeal Vibration for Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders

Study Overview

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Description

Contemporary treatments for hyperfunctional voice disorders such as muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) are effective but typically do not restore voice handicap or voice function to normal thresholds. Recent reports of vibration as a voice therapy modality have been published, but many questions remain about the efficacy of this tool. The current project addresses these problems through a blinded and randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of local translaryngeal vibration for MTD and the dose-response relationship of this modality when compared to treatment without vibration.

Official Title

Translaryngeal Vibration for Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-01
Study Completion:2027-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT07145086

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * a) diagnosis by an otolaryngologist of hyperfunctional dysphonia (MTD) without benign mid-membranous lesion (i.e., primary MTD or non-phonotraumatic hyperfunction) with and a recommendation for voice therapy, ((b) confirmation of dysphonia by a comprehensive voice evaluation conducted by a speech-language pathologist with experience in the evaluation and treatment of voice disordered populations, (c) to prevent floor effects of our primary outcome variable, participants will be required to exhibit a pre-treatment VHI score of \>20, as this is the upper range for normal cutoff values in studies which have demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for this tool (Behlau et al., 2016), (d) 18 years of age or older, (e) no history of local vibration therapy as part of a rehabilitation treatment program.
  1. * Unable to receive vibration to neck area

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Christopher R Watts, Ph.D.
CONTACT
817-266-7891
c.watts@tcu.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas, 76109
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Texas Christian University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-01
Study Completion Date2027-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-01
Study Completion Date2027-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Dysphonia
  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia
  • Voice Therapy
  • Vibration

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Dysphonia
  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia