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Comparison of changes in voice acoustic characteristics and glottal performance after artificially increasing vocal tube length and adding a secondary vibration source in children with and without Persian-speaking cleft palate and normal Persian-speaking children.

Comparison of changes in voice acoustic characteristics and glottal performance after artificially increasing vocal tube length and adding a secondary vibration source in children with and without Persian-speaking cleft palate and normal Persian-speaking children.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230403057804N5
Enrollment
32
Registered
2025-01-18
Start date
2024-11-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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Conditions

Study of changes and comparison of results of two acoustic interventions on acoustic characteristics and vocal cord vibration in children with cleft palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate

Interventions

First, acoustic and electroglottographic evaluations are performed in both groups, and then the first vocal exercise, which involves vocalizing the vowel /u/ for three minutes in a straw with free end

Sponsors

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have healthy bilateral hearing. Do not have other speech therapy in the field of voice therapy and correction of compensatory errors at the same time as studying.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A person's inability to do homework despite the therapist's training and modeling. The unwillingness of the child and the family to cooperate until the end of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Jitter. Timepoint: Immediately before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRAAT software.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Contact Quotient. Timepoint: Immediately before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Electroglottography device.;Shimmer. Timepoint: Immediately before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRAAT software.;Harmonic to noise ratio. Timepoint: Immediately before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRAAT software.;Cepstral peak prominence. Timepoint: Immediately before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRAAT software.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKowsar Baghban

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

baghban.kowsar@gmail.com+98 81 3838 1571

Outcome results

None listed

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