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A Study to Evaluate Effects of Gargle Phonation in Voice

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Status

Completed

Conditions

Voice Disorders
Speech Therapy
Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Treatments

Other: Gargle Phonation
Other: Water swallow

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04766658
20-004267

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess subjects with muscle tension dysphonia for perceived effort and acoustic effects of gargle phonation compared to baseline and a sham water swallow.

Full description

This study assesses perceived effort following baseline talking, water swallows and gargle phonation. In addition to perceived effort, acoustic and perceptual analyses will be conducted on the recorded voice samples using vowel sounds, the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) and Hearing in Noise Sentences (HINT).

Enrollment

36 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 89 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients must have a primary or secondary muscle tension dysphonia based clinical assessment with a Mayo clinic speech language pathologist or other Mayo Clinic otolaryngology care provider in Rochester or Phoenix/Scottsdale locations.
  • Age 18 through 89.
  • Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Anyone not meeting inclusion criteria.
  • Anyone unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
  • Anyone unable to complete questionnaires or participate in voice recording.
  • Anyone with severe neurological voice or speech disorders.
  • Moderate or severe dysphagia for thin liquids.
  • Non-English speakers (English as a second language may be included).
  • Extensive laryngeal surgery or other surgery or medical condition that may significantly alter the motor or sensory aspects of the larynx.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Water Swallow Intervention First
Other group
Description:
Subjects will complete voice recordings after water swallows and then perform voice recordings after gargle phonation.
Treatment:
Other: Water swallow
Gargle Phonation Intervention First
Other group
Description:
Subjects will complete voice recordings after gargle phonation and then perform voice recordings after gargle phonation.
Treatment:
Other: Gargle Phonation

Trial contacts and locations

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