Evaluating the Impact of Vocal Health Education on Mask-wearing Workers During COVID-19
Developing Educational Modules to Improve Communication and Vocal Health Among Mask-wearing Healthcare Workers: Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Critical Community Challenge Grant
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand how viewing educational health modules impacts vocal health behaviors in mask-wearing healthcare workers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2021
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 26, 2021
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 22, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 26, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2021
CompletedJanuary 4, 2022
December 1, 2021
2 months
March 22, 2021
December 31, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Change in amount of Vocal Effort after 1 week
A self-perceptual rating of voice exertion and how hard it is to make a voice. The vocal effort scale will be rated on a 100-mm visual analog scale in which the left side (score of 0) indicates "no effort" to produce a voice, and the right side (score of 100) indicates "the most effort" to create a voice.
Assessed prior to module viewing and again 1-week later
Learning of Health Information
Answer questions about the content of the module (short answer, multiple choice, true/false)
Assessed immediately after viewing the modules
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Change in Relative fundamental frequency
Assessed prior to viewing modules, and then 1-week later
Module Information Retention
Assessed at second session
Study Arms (1)
Mask-wearing healthcare workers
EXPERIMENTALAll participants in this arm will view the educational health modules and their subjective/objective outcomes will be measure pre/post module viewing.
Interventions
We have developed four educational health modules (total duration of approximately 30 minutes). First, these modules explain how masks impact communication and voice, then they describe health strategies to improve communication and voice, and finally, they give real-life examples of how the strategies can be implemented into the work setting.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- English Speaker
- Occupational voice user who is required to wear a mask at work
You may not qualify if:
- History of neurological disorder or disease
- History of head/neck cancer
- Current speech, language, voice, or hearing problem/disorder
- Currently sick or have been sick within the last 14 days, or is waiting on a COVID-19 test result
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Victoria McKenna
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Victoria McKenna, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 22, 2021
First Posted
April 26, 2021
Study Start
February 26, 2021
Primary Completion
May 1, 2021
Study Completion
September 1, 2021
Last Updated
January 4, 2022
Record last verified: 2021-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share