Effectiveness of Two Therapeutic Approaches in Female Teachers With Voice Disorders
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The study compares two different approaches of voice therapy. Vocal Functional Exercises (Stemple,1997) and Voice Amplification using a portable amplifier (Tsi Supervoz II - Tecnisystem do Brasil TSI 1210).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2010
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 3, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 8, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2013
CompletedMarch 30, 2017
September 1, 2010
2 years
September 3, 2010
March 28, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation
One year
Score(CAPE_V); score(PPAV); score on acoustic analysis
One year
Study Arms (2)
Function Voice Exercises
EXPERIMENTALBehavioral: Function Voice Exercises Patients will receive 6 sessions of therapy over a course of 6 weeks, with one session per week.
Voice amplification
EXPERIMENTALBehavioral: Voice amplification Patients will use VA over a course of 6 weeks.
Interventions
Behavioral: Voice Amplification. Patients use VA over a course of 6 weeks Control group. No treatment over a course of 6 weeks.
Function Voice Exercises Patients will receive 6 sessions of therapy over a course of 6 weeks, with one session per week.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Female teacher
- years old.
- Full or part time elementary to middle school teacher ( Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte).
- Minimum 20 hour weekly workload.
- Medical reference to speech therapy due to behavioral dysphonia
You may not qualify if:
- Physical education or daycare teachers.
- Professional singers.
- Neurological and/or psychiatric voice disorders
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Mara S Behlau, PhD
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Arnaldo L Colombo, PhD
Federal University of São Paulo
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Letícia C Teixeira, MsC
Federal University of São Paulo
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Ana Cristina C Gama, D
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor/PhD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 3, 2010
First Posted
September 8, 2010
Study Start
September 1, 2010
Primary Completion
September 1, 2012
Study Completion
March 1, 2013
Last Updated
March 30, 2017
Record last verified: 2010-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
The data of the participants are confidential