Management of Non-Organic Dysphonia in Adults.
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-60
SponsorSohag University
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a semi-occluded vocal tract training program, "Resonant Tube Therapy," versus the "Traditional Smith-accent Method" on the quality of voice in patients with Non-Organic "Functional" dysphonia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients diagnosed with non-organic functional dysphonia with or without Minimally Associated Pathological lesions and referred for voice therapy. The diagnosis was based on the results of the routine clinical assessment of cases of voice disorders by a phoniatrician in the voice clinic.
Patients 'ages between 15 - 60 years old.
Native speakers of Arabic.
Language comprehension adequate for the task.
Disqualifiers
Patients with organic voice disorders.
Patients with aphonia or Phon asthenia.
Females within the week of their menstrual cycle or menstruating at the time of data collection to control for the possible hormonal effects or premenstrual water retention on voice quality.
History of severe respiratory allergies, thyroid pathologies, neuro-motor impairment, hearing impairment, psychiatric problems and physically limiting diseases that might interfere with study completion.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Resonance Tube Voice Therapy in Water
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov