Comparison of the effect of Laryngeal Manual Therapy with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Voice Parameters, and Physical discomforts in Patients with Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Comparison of the effect of Laryngeal Manual Therapy with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Acoustic Voice Parameters, Vocal Tract Discomfort, and Musculoskeletal Pain in Patients with Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190203042605N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-13

Start date

2019-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Muscle Tension Dysphonia. Dysphonia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in 10 sessions each one lasting 20 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: Laryngeal manual therapy in 10 sessions each

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The presence of muscle tension dysphonia The age range between 18 to 45 years No Smoking

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy A history of various types of laryngeal malignancies A history of laryngeal surgery A history of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the head and neck area

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Voice characteristics of patients with MTD. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Acoustic voice parameters evaluation, Auditory-perceptual assessment of voice.;Vocal tract discomfort. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Vocal Tract Discomfort scale.;Musculoskeletal pain. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Voice characteristics of patients with MTD. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Acoustic voice parameters evaluation, Auditory-perceptual assessment of voice.;Vocal tract discomfort. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Vocal Tract Discomfort scale.;Musculoskeletal pain. Timepoint: Before treatment and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Abolfazl Tohidast

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

a.tohidast@semums.ac.ir+98 23 3365 4180

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026