Immediate Effects of Postural Repositioning on Voice Production Tasks in Seated Individuals With Acquired Dysarthria:

NCT ID: NCT04520828

Last Updated: 2020-08-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-06-28
• Study Completion Date: 2015-07-16

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of a single 10-min postural repositioning session on the maximum phonation duration in individuals with acquired dysarthria.

Detailed Description

The impact of dysarthria goes beyond communication. However, there have been no clear directives guiding clinical practice to date, and despite increasing evidence directing treatment, research remains limited and predominantly consists of case studies or case series. Despite the importance of postural control in voice production, the effects of postural alignment on speech production efficiency are either little investigated or not at all explored in the dysarthric population. This study determined the effectiveness of a single 10-min postural repositioning session on the maximum phonation duration (MPD) in individuals with acquired dysarthria.

Conditions

Acquired Dysarthria (Finding)

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Postural repositioning

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

postural repositioning

Intervention Type: OTHER

The 10-min transdisciplinary intervention aimed (1) to facilitate and activate axial extension during standing and then during sitting; (2) to actively mobilize the trunk, cervical spine, and pelvic and shoulder girdles during standing and then during sitting; and (3) to adjust the seated position, as needed, with supports to ensure its maintenance throughout the experiment. Cushion, balls, boxes, or rolls were used to stabilize the final seated position.

Interventions

postural repositioning

The 10-min transdisciplinary intervention aimed (1) to facilitate and activate axial extension during standing and then during sitting; (2) to actively mobilize the trunk, cervical spine, and pelvic and shoulder girdles during standing and then during sitting; and (3) to adjust the seated position, as needed, with supports to ensure its maintenance throughout the experiment. Cushion, balls, boxes, or rolls were used to stabilize the final seated position.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• sustained a stroke or traumatic brain injury
• diagnosed with dysarthria
• impaired postural control following a neurological injury
• are approaching the end of intensive rehabilitation or have finished intensive rehabilitation
• express a desire to participate in the research
• have the capacity to read.

Exclusion Criteria

• had any cognitive impairment that could prevent them from understanding directives or from expressing their opinion about their posture A neurologist clinically assessed the cognitive function of PWDs

**Control participants

• never diagnosed with dysarthria or any other voice impairment
• no comorbidities.
• no breathing deficits (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• no pathologies in the spinal cord, spinal column, or thoracic cage that could prevent them from freely moving their trunk
• no neurological or cardiac problems.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dorothy Barthélemy

Associate professor and researcher

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

PROJET CRIR-722-0312

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id