Primary muscle tension dysphonia. Dysphonia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: First intervention group: The first intervention group will receive voiced tongue trill exercise during four 45-minute sessions over two weeks. Intervention 2: Second intervention gro
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be female The age range of 20-50 years Announce their informed consent to participate in the study Based on the consensus opinion of an otolaryngologist and an experienced speech therapist in the field of voice disorders and based on the results of voice history taking, larynx observation, palpation examination, auditory-perceptual assessment of voice and self-assessment, receive the diagnosis of primary muscle tension disorder
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who smoke and drink alcohol Patients suffering from hearing loss, hormonal and neurological diseases Patients who have a history of laryngeal surgery and laryngeal trauma Patients who have gone through menopause Patients who receive another voice therapy program at the same time as this study Patients who are pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum phonation time. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Praat Software.;First Formant. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Praat Software.;The difference between the first formant and the fundamental frequency. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Praat Software.;Cepstral peak prominence. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Praat software.;Cepstral peak prominence-smoothed. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Praat software.;Overall Severity of Dysphonia. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice, scale.;Vocal tract discomfort scale. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Self-assessment, The Persian version of the Vocal Tract Discomfort scale.;Voice Handicap Index. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and immediately after the completion of four treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Self-assessment, The Persian version of the VHI questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRoonak Aziz
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed