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Laryngeal Manipulation Therapy for Maddahs

Effectiveness of Combined Laryngeal Manipulation Therapy on Religious Singers ('Maddahs') with Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240102060597N1
Enrollment
9
Registered
2024-03-23
Start date
2023-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Muscle Tension Dysphonia. Voice and resonance disorders

Interventions

Intervention group: The characteristics of muscle tension and the impact of voice disorders on the larynx and the quality of life of the Maddahs with MTD are compared before the combined manipulation

Sponsors

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Singers with MTD which be diagnosed using videostrobolaryngoscopy. . All the subjects with primary MTD There should be no evidence of laryngeal lesions of neuropathology affecting the larynx. None must have received any voice therapy previously Also, all of the singers with normal hearing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: male between 18-65 years old Maddah with at least 2 years experience

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mathieson Laryngeal palpatory evaluation: The resistance and self-reported pain by the patients in different laryngeal muscles will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 indicating the highest resistance and 1 referring to normal. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and immediately at the end of the last session of the intervention (about a month later). Method of measurement: Mathieson Laryngeal Palpatory evaluation.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

panahi29@gmail.com+98 81 3838 1571

Outcome results

None listed

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