Treatment for Teachers With Vocal Fatigue

NCT ID: NCT04486989

Last Updated: 2023-11-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-04

Study Completion Date

2023-06-06

Brief Summary

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Teachers are a population at high risk for voice disorders given their occupational demands. In a teaching career, a common debilitating symptom among all vocal symptoms experienced is - vocal fatigue, impacting teachers' occupational performance and increasing health care costs. It is therefore essential to identify potential treatment options to alleviate the symptom of vocal fatigue. The purpose of this study is to utilize a body-system level cardiovascular training protocol in comparison to traditional voice production training to alleviate the symptoms of vocal fatigue.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Vocal Fatigue Treatment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cardiovascular Conditioning Protocol

Participants will complete a sub maximal cardiovascular training program twice per week for a period of 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cardiovascular Conditioning Protocol

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be randomized to either one of the treatment arms to receive treatment for a period of 4 weeks.

Voice Production Exercises

Participants will complete voice production exercises twice per week for a period of 4 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Voice Production Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be randomized to either one of the treatment arms to receive treatment for a period of 4 weeks.

Interventions

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Cardiovascular Conditioning Protocol

Participants will be randomized to either one of the treatment arms to receive treatment for a period of 4 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Voice Production Exercises

Participants will be randomized to either one of the treatment arms to receive treatment for a period of 4 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female teachers between the ages of 21-60 years Female instructors and college professors between the ages of 21-60 years
* A score of ≥ 15 on factor 1 of the VFI (tiredness and avoidance of voice use) or a score of ≤ 5 on factor 3 of the VFI (improvement of symptoms or lack thereof with rest)
* Sedentary- wherein participants will need to be completing mild intensity cardiovascular exercise less than 150 minutes in less than 5 days per week

Exclusion Criteria

* Trained athletes
* Trained singers
* Smoking in the past 6months
* Prior history of a vocal fold pathology and current vocal fold pathology
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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East Tennessee State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chayadevie Nanjundeswaran

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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0819.1s-ETSU

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1R15DC017014-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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