Effectiveness of Telepractice by Smartphone App Technology in Preventing Voice Problems
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Voice disorders in teachers have a significant impact on communication, quality of life, and economic costs to the healthcare system. We need to advance the prevention of voice disorders in teachers by testing an online telepractice model with synchronous (in real-time) and asynchronous (stored and accessed later) methods. The current study will investigate the effectiveness of the theoretically-driven Global Voice Prevention Model (GVPM) delivered by two methods; 1) online telepractice (synchronous and asynchronous) and 2) traditional, in-person for vocally healthy physical education and vocal music student teachers. Effectiveness of the model will be assessed by voice-related measures captured daily on a smartphone app during student teaching, matching the asynchronous aspects of the telepractice model and representing the effects of vocal loading from teaching.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2016
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 8, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 19, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2020
CompletedSeptember 10, 2020
September 1, 2020
3.8 years
August 8, 2016
September 8, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Presence and frequency of a voice problem
Question will be asked twice a day before and after teaching.
AM (before teaching) and PM (after teaching) 5 days a week for up to 3 months.
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Acoustic: fundamental frequency
AM (before teaching) and PM (after teaching) 5 days a week for up to 3 months.
Acoustic: standard deviation of fundamental frequency
AM (before teaching) and PM (after teaching) 5 days a week for up to 3 months.
Acoustic: jitter%
AM (before teaching) and PM (after teaching) 5 days a week for up to 3 months.
Acoustic: shimmer%
AM (before teaching) and PM (after teaching) 5 days a week for up to 3 months.
Acoustic: cepstral peak prominence
AM (before teaching) and PM (after teaching) 5 days a week for up to 3 months.
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
Behavioral: Telepractice Global Voice Prevention Model
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will complete the Global Voice Prevention Model (GVPM) through West Chester University's Desire 2 Learn (D2L) software program. Synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities are provided through D2L over a four week period. The GVPM includes vocal hygiene, vocal education, and vocal training.
Behavioral: In-person Global Voice Prevention Model
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will complete the Global Voice Prevention Model (GVPM) at West Chester University in-person. The GVPM will meet for 2 hours once a week for four weeks. The GVPM includes vocal hygiene, vocal education, and vocal training.
Behavioral: Telepractice, Vocal Hygiene and Vocal Education
SHAM COMPARATORParticipants will complete Vocal Hygiene and Vocal Education through West Chester University's Desire 2 Learn (D2L) software program. Asynchronous learning opportunities are provided through D2L over a one week period.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- senior at West Chester University as of fall 2016 and fall 2017,
- student teaching during spring 2017 or 2018,
- healthy voice user,
- owns a smartphone
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Elizabeth Grillo
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19383, United States
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 8, 2016
First Posted
August 19, 2016
Study Start
August 1, 2016
Primary Completion
June 1, 2020
Study Completion
June 1, 2020
Last Updated
September 10, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-09