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A Comparison of the Blom Low Profile Voice Inner Cannula and the Passy-Muir One-Way Tracheotomy Tube Speaking Valve on Voice Production, Speech Intelligibility, and Biomechanical Swallowing Behavior

NCT01784224 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-06-13

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Summary

The main purpose of this study is to investigate voice production, speech intelligibility and routine physiologic parameters associated with the Blom low profile voice inner cannula and the Passy-Muir one-way tracheotomy tube speaking valves.

Additionally, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects (if any) associated with the Blom low profile voice inner cannula and the Passy-Muir one-way tracheotomy tube speaking valves on swallowing behavior and biomechanical movement of the hyolaryngeal complex during routine diagnostic modified barium swallowing evaluations.

Conditions

  • Mechanical Complication of Tracheostomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Blom Low Profile Voice Cannula/Passty-Muir Speaking Valves

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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