Outcome of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercise on Post-Menopausal Voice Changes in Teachers

Efficacy of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercise on Post-Menopausal Voice Changes in Teachers - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/02/081381

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises (SOVTE): The participants will undergo a 3-months voice therapy intervention using SOVTE technique. The SOVTE technique includes exercises such as l

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Postmenopausal women: should not have had menstrual bleeding for at least 1 year in the absence of any interventions that may cause amenorrhea (such as oral contraceptives) 2. Must be teachers with more than 2 hours of professional voice use per day 3. Must report at least five vocal symptoms post menopause

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Must not have any general disability as per WHO disability assessment schedule 2.0 2. Must not be undergoing Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT) 3. Must not have any structural or functional abnormalities of vocal folds on laryngoscopy unrelated to menopause or history of phonosurgery. 4. Must not have a history of respiratory infections or allergies in the past 2 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessing whether there is improvement in the voice quality or production on voice analysis comparison of voice after 3-months intervention with the baseline. Assessment includes perceptual, acoustic and aerodynamic measures of voice. Acoustic analysis will include measures such as Mean Intensity, Mean Pitch, Standard Deviation of Pitch, Harmonics to Noise Ratio, Jitter percentage, Shimmer, Cepstral Peak Prominence and Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI). Aerodynamic measures will include Maximum Phonation Duration and s/z Ratio. Timepoint: Baseline, 1st month and 3rd month	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessing whether there is improvement in the voice quality or production on voice analysis comparison of voice after 3-months intervention with the baseline. Assessment includes perceptual, acoustic and aerodynamic measures of voice. Acoustic analysis will include measures such as Mean Intensity, Mean Pitch, Standard Deviation of Pitch, Harmonics to Noise Ratio, Jitter percentage, Shimmer, Cepstral Peak Prominence and Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI). Aerodynamic measures will include Maximum Phonation Duration and s/z Ratio. Timepoint: Baseline, 1st month and 3rd month

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArpitha Mariam Aji

Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing

bennetelsa@nitte.edu.in7559978015

Outcome results