RCT Face-to-face Group Voice Therapy vs Telepractice Group Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare face-to-face group voice therapy to telepractice group voice therapy for muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). The main questions it aims to answer are:
* The effectiveness of telepractice voice therapy for MTD using a randomized controlled trial study design. * The effectiveness of telepractice group voice therapy using a randomized controlled trial study design.
Participants will receive telepractice group voice therapy or face-to-face group voice therapy. Researchers will compare telepractice group voice therapy to face-to-face group voice therapy for patients with MTD to see if it has the same effectiveness.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Above or equal to 18 years of age;
Diagnosis of primary MTD or secondary MTD where voice therapy is the primary mode of treatment, such as vocal fold nodules;
Chinese-speaking subjects only.
Disqualifiers
Dysphonia of neurogenic or psychogenic origin;
Secondary muscle tension dysphonia in which voice therapy is not the primary treatment modality, such as vocal polyp, vocal cyst, granuloma, papilloma;
Low computer literacy or without social or family support for telepractice;
Patients who are not capable of making own consent;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Telepractice group voice therapy
- Face-to-face group voice therapy
Treatment groups
168 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov