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Voice Therapy for Teachers With Voice Problems

NCT00222937 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2016-01-25

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Summary

The study compares two different forms of voice therapy, Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy and Casper-Based Confidential Flow Therapy. The target population are teachers because they have the highest risk for developing voice problems. For this study the investigators are primarily interested in seeing if Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT) and Casper-Based Confidential Flow Therapy (CBCFT) are equally effective at improving vocal functioning in teachers with phonotrauma, as assessed by the Voice Handicap Index (VHI).

Conditions

  • Phonotrauma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy

Patients receive 8 sessions of therapy over a course of 4 weeks, with one double session per week.

BEHAVIORAL

Casper-Based Confidential Flow Therapy

Patients receive 8 sessions of therapy over a course of 4 weeks, with one double session per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katherine Verdolini, Ph.D. · University of Pittsburgh

  • Clark Rosen, M.D. · University of Pittsburgh

  • Jackie Gartner-Schmidt, Ph.D. · University of Pittsburgh

  • Franca Benedicty Barton, M.S. · The Emmes Company, LLC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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