The Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Laryngeal Massage in Patients with Muscle Tension Dysphonia
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- DysphoniaC08.360.940.325
- Registration Number
- RBR-49m54y
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Female patients, aged between 18 and 55 years, with speech-language diagnosis of Muscle Tension Dysphonia and who agreed to participate in the study by signing the informed consent form .
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with cardiac comorbidities, diagnosis of thyroid disorders or who have undergone previous laryngeal surgery; neurological diagnosis or other that compromises phonation self declared by the participants; and who have performed speech therapy prior to or concurrent with the study participation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of vocal quality, determined by perceptual-auditory evaluation through the GRBASI protocol and acoustical voice analysis, using Voxmetria software.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method