R49
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with dysphonia are palpated once (manual technique of the neck).
Group 2: Vocally-healthy volunteers are palpated once (manual technique of the neck).
Sponsors
SRH Hochschule für Gesundheit
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All individuals who meet the following criteria may participate: Participants without a voice disorder who: - do not report subjective distress regarding voice (have normal values in VHI, VFI, and VTD). - have not had laryngitis in the last three months - have not had any speech-language therapy due to a voice disorder - self-report not having a voice problem Participants with functional voice disorder who: - have been diagnosed with a functional voice disorder by a specialist in phoniatrics and pediatric audiology or otolaryngology and are not yet receiving speech-language pathology treatment - or are undergoing a phoniatric examination for evidence of a voice disorder since - they themselves state that they suffer from a voice problem or - they have abnormal values in VHI, VFI and VTD. Participants with organic voice disorder who: - have received a diagnosis of an organic voice disorder from a phoniatrist or otolaryngologist. - they themselves state that they suffer from a voice problem or - they have abnormal values in VHI, VFI and VTD
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: If the inclusion criteria are not met
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the laryngeal tension using once a new quantitative manual palpation tool (developed by Barsties & Thede, 2016). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective quality of voice life and evaluation of laryngeal symptoms of vocal fatigue and laryngeal paresthesias, using questionnaires (VHI, VFI, VTD) collected once. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBen Barsties v. Latoszek
SRH Hochschule für Gesundheit
Outcome results
None listed