Efficacy of Resonant Voice Therapy on Post Menopausal Voice Changes in Teachers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 23
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Assessing whether there is improvement in the voice quality or production on voice analysis comparison of voice after 3 months intervention with the baseline.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficacy of Resonant Voice Therapy (RVT) in the management of voice problems in post-menopausal teachers and to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice prevalent among postmenopausal teachers. Detailed voice analysis will be carried out at the beginning of the intervention (baseline recording), after 1 month, and third month of the intervention. The participants will receive training in RVT and will be instructed to carry out the exercises twice daily for three months. The outcome measures are: acoustic analysis (fundamental frequency, intensity, cepstral measures, acoustic voice quality index), aerodynamic measures (maximum phonation duration, s/z ratio) and perceptual evaluation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 45.00 Year(s) to 60.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- Female
Inclusion Criteria
- •Post menapasue women who have not experienced bleeding for a minimum of one year without any intervention that could lead to amenorrhea
- •Duration of voice uses should be less than 2 hours
- •At least five vocal symptoms were reported post-menopause.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any general disability as per WHO disability assessment schedule 2.0
- •Undergoing Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT).
- •Any structural or functional abnormalities of vocal folds on laryngoscopy unrelated to menopause or history of phono surgery.
- •Individual with a history of respiratory infections/ allergic episodes in the past two weeks.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Assessing whether there is improvement in the voice quality or production on voice analysis comparison of voice after 3 months intervention with the baseline.
Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3rd month
Assessment includes perceptual, acoustic, and aerodynamic measures of voice.
Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3rd month
Acoustic analysis will include measures such as Mean Intensity, Mean pitch, Standard Deviation of pitch, Harmonics to noise Ratio, Jitter percentage, shimmer, Cepstral peak prominence, and Acoustic Voice Quality Index(AVQI).
Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3rd month
Aerodynamic measures will include Maximum phonation duration.
Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3rd month
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Avani K V
Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing