Status:

COMPLETED

Preliminary Study 2 to Test the Effects of Ambulatory Voice Biofeedback

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Conditions:

Vocal Fold Nodules

Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients with vocal hyperfunction will undergo standard of care voice therapy with ambulatory voice monitoring before therapy and after the first 3 voice therapy sessions. Biofeedback will be added to...

Detailed Description

This study will use a single subject design to determine if adding ambulatory voice biofeedback to conventional voice therapy can result in faster carryover (generalization) of new vocal behaviors est...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with vocal fold nodules or muscle tension dysphonia undergoing voice therapy

Exclusion

  • If a patient's baseline ambulatory monitoring data is not at least 1 standard deviation away from a normative database in any measure, he/she will be excluded. Non-English speakers are excluded because prompts on the smartphone app are only available in English.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 5 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

39 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03416868

Start Date

June 1 2018

End Date

February 5 2024

Last Update

April 17 2024

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Massachusetts General Hospital - Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114