Status:
RECRUITING
Deconstructing Voice Therapy: Towards Enhanced Communication Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Dysphonia
Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD)
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research study aims to evaluate the effect of treatment delivery method on voice outcomes over 12 months in people with a primary complaint of a voice problem, diagnosed with either non-phonotrau...
Detailed Description
About 23 million Americans-roughly 1 in 13 people-suffer from voice problems at any given time. These issues can make it hard to speak clearly, lead to throat pain or fatigue, and affect daily life, w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Non-smoking
- Diagnosis of either primary muscle tension dysphonia of the hyperadducted type or benign vocal fold lesions.
- No neuro-laryngologic or age-related vocal fold changes (e.g., atrophy)
- No history of voice therapy or voice surgery in the last year
- No history of other serious chronic medical conditions that may affect voice (per patient report), Normal hearing (determined by pure tone audiometry), stimulable and appropriate for behavioral voice intervention as determined by a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist and laryngologist,
- Willingness to attend all therapeutic interventions and follow-up sessions
- Willingness to use a smartphone to record practice
Exclusion
- History of voice therapy or voice surgery in the last year
- Serious chronic medical condition that may affect voice (per patient report)
- Abnormal hearing ability (despite appropriate amplification)
- Other laryngeal disorders not attributed to primary MTD and benign vocal fold lesions,
- Not stimulable or inappropriate for behavioral voice intervention as determined by a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist and laryngologist
- Unwillingness to attend therapeutic intervention and follow-up sessions
- Unwillingness to use a smartphone to record practice
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
- Cognitive impairment or impaired decision-making capacity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 3 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2029
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07176988
Start Date
September 3 2025
End Date
April 1 2029
Last Update
October 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Emory Voice Center at Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308