Efficacy of voice therapy for vocal fold nodules in wome
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Vocal fold nodules
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2017/004
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult females (aged 18 years and above)
2. Recent (within 3 months) diagnosis of vocal fold nodules by an ENT surgeon
3. Recommendation of voice therapy as the first modality of treatment
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of neurologic disease that might contribute to the voice disorder.
2. History of laryngeal, lower or upper airway or head and neck surgery or procedures that could affect voice production.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Auditory perceptual voice quality ratings by two experienced therapists using the Consensus Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) (Kempster et al., 2009). [At baseline and six weeks after the commencement of the intervention]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Vocal fold status (as assessed by indirect laryngoscopy)<br> [At baseline and six weeks after the commencement of the intervention]<br>Self-assessment of voice quality (Voice Symptom Scale – VoiSS, Deary et al., 2003).<br> [At baseline and six weeks after the commencement of the intervention]<br>