Status:

COMPLETED

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

Lead Sponsor:

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal

Conditions:

Acquired Dysarthria (Finding)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

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 remain...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \*\*Participants with dysarthria 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.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 28 2012

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 16 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04520828

    Start Date

    June 28 2012

    End Date

    July 16 2015

    Last Update

    August 20 2020

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