The Effects of a Voice Education Program on School Teachers' voice quality
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Probable voice prblem.R 49.0Dysphonia
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016021026499N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 127
Inclusion Criteria
Female teachers aged below 50 years; At least 5 years of teaching experience; Full-time employment, meaning teachers should be in the classroom at least 36 hours per week of 5 working days;
Exclusion Criteria
Any history of: voice therapy or professional singing instruction, heart or pulmonary disease, head& neck surgery or neurological disease, acute voice disorders due to structural complications in the larynx (e.g. nodule, polyp or vocal fold paralysis) in the past 2 years; smokers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Voice quality. Timepoint: Before begininig the training period - At the end of the 8th weeks. Method of measurement: Voice handicap index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method