The Effects of Cricothyroid Visor Maneuver (CVM) and Laryngeal Manual Therapy (LMT) on Patients with Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD)
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Patients with dysphonia due to muscle tension.DysphoniaR49.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190203042605N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Semnan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Age range 18 to 55 years
Literacy for reading and writing
The patient has primary type MTD
Exclusion Criteria
Smoking
History of intubation three months before entering the study
History of various types of laryngeal malignancies
History of laryngeal surgery
History of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the head and neck area
Respiratory tract infections such as colds during the assessment process or during the course of respiratory therapy
Participate in more than two treatment sessions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Voice characteristics of patients with muscle tension dysphonia. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Acoustic voice parameters evaluation, Auditory-perceptual assessment of voice.;Vocal tract discomfort. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Vocal tract discomfort scale.;Pain. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Voice related pain scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method