Vocal Demands Among Classroom Teachers

Completed

• Conditions: Voice Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT01625728
• Lead Sponsor: Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study "A comparison of vocal demands with vocal performance among classroom teachers" is to gather information about the voice production of teachers using three separate strategies: (a) measures of voice assessed with the Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) and the Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS) instruments in the SIUC Voice Lab.

Detailed Description

(a) measures of voice assessed with the Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) and the Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS) instruments in the SIUC Voice Lab

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-14
• Study Start: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-21
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Primary Completion: 2018-12
• Study Completion: 2018-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

• Enrollment in teaching education programs; active teachers.

Exclusion Criteria

• Current diagnosed with voice disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acoustic measures of voice.	1 year	Acoustic measures of voice (i.e., fundamental frequency, total phonation time, and SPL. Participants will be tested three separate times distributed in equal periods throughout one academic semester (i.e., 16 weeks).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Identify changes in aerodynamic measures of voice.	1 year	Identify changes in aerodynamic measures of voice (airflow). Participants will be tested three separate times distributed in equal periods throughout one academic semester (i.e., 16 weeks).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Southern Illinois University Carbondale; 🇺🇸 Carbondale, Illinois, United States