None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: E Health voice care program: Vocal education and voice therapy for 8 weeks
Control Intervention1: Control group: Vocal health education for 8 weeks
Sponsors
Maya Varma R
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Teachers who are actively involved in teaching with minimum of one-year teaching experience during the time of data collection (both online and offline). • Teachers who are involved in teaching more than 3 hours/day. • Age range between 25 to 59 years. • Teachers experiencing vocal fatigue symptoms based on Screening Index for Voice Disorders • Must own a smartphone or computing device with internet connectivity. • The electronic device should have specifications for the application to function
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Physical education teachers, music teachers and those who are involved in administrative work more than teaching. P a g e 27 | 49 • Teachers who are having any comorbid health conditions such as heart or pulmonary disease, asthma, recent head and neck surgery or suffering from neurological diseases. • Teachers who have a history of voice problems due to organic voice disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Auditory perceptual evaluation score 2)Acoustic analysis result 3)Aerodynamic evaluation result 4)Self perceptual evaluation scoreTimepoint: September 2023 to September 2026 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient satisfactionTimepoint: September 2023 to September 2026 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Usha Devadas
Manipal College of Health Professions
Outcome results
None listed