Voice Therapy With a Semi-occluded Vocal Tract

NCT ID: NCT06137131

Last Updated: 2024-10-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

58 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-07

Study Completion Date

2023-03-14

Brief Summary

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1. The first objective of this research is to investigate the immediate effects of three semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises (straw phonation in air, straw phonation in 2cm water, and straw phonation in 5cm water) on (supra)glottic activity of vocally healthy participants and patients with voice disorders (dysphonia) visualized with laryngovideostroboscopy.

Participants will receive a flexible laryngovideostroboscopy, both during normal phonation and during the specific SOVT exercise. These videos will be randomly and blindly evaluated by two experts using the Voice-Vibratory Assessment with Laryngeal Imaging (VALI) rating form (Poburka et al., 2017).

Researchers will compare the effects of these SOVT exercises on the (supra)glottic activity with the effects found in a control group producing /u/ phonation, using a randomized controlled trial.
2. The second objective of this research is to investigate the short- and long-term effects of the three SOVT therapy approaches on the (supra)glottic activity, voice quality and self-report of patients with voice disorders (dysphonia).

Participants will receive a short-term intensive therapy with the specific SOVT exercise across four weeks.

Immediately after the therapy program and at 1 and 3 months follow-up, the voice of the participants will be re-evaluated.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Voice Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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straw phonation in air

Participants will be asked to phonate an /u/ vowel through a stirring straw in air with slightly pursed lips and a soft voice onset.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Straw phonation in air

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Phonation (/u/ vowel) through a stirring straw (3 mm diameter, 20cm length) in air

straw phonation in 2 cm water

Participants will be asked to phonate an /u/ vowel through a stirring straw, placed 2 cm below the water surface, with slightly pursed lips and a soft voice onset.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

straw phonation in water

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Phonation (/u/ vowel) through a stirring straw (3 mm diameter, 20cm length) in 2 cm or 5 cm water

straw phonation in 5 cm water

Participants will be asked to phonate an /u/ vowel through a stirring straw, placed 5 cm below the water surface, with slightly pursed lips and a soft voice onset.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

straw phonation in water

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Phonation (/u/ vowel) through a stirring straw (3 mm diameter, 20cm length) in 2 cm or 5 cm water

/u/ control condition

Participants will be asked to phonate an /u/ vowel with slightly pursed lips and a soft voice onset but without a straw.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

/u/ phonation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

/u/ phonation without a straw, control condition

Interventions

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Straw phonation in air

Phonation (/u/ vowel) through a stirring straw (3 mm diameter, 20cm length) in air

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

straw phonation in water

Phonation (/u/ vowel) through a stirring straw (3 mm diameter, 20cm length) in 2 cm or 5 cm water

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

/u/ phonation

/u/ phonation without a straw, control condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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steady SOVT exercise water-resistance therapy, fluctuating SOVT exercise articulatory/steady SOVT exercise

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Vocally healthy participants:
Minimum Eligible Age

17 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Research Foundation Flanders

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kristiane Van Lierde, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University (Hospital)

Ghent, East-Flanders, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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249721N

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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