Dysfluency Developmental, Vocal Cord Tension
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether participants with persistent developmental disfluency who report fluctuational disfluency due to vocal cord tension on a day to day basis of can achieve a more normalized fluency by identifying dietary allergen responses and subsequently eliminating these dietary triggers from their daily consumption.
Interventions
OTHERFood Allergy Testing and Elimination Diet
Food allergy testing and elimination diet
Sponsors
The R2 Institute
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients reporting persistent developmental disfluency.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients reporting no changes in disfluency severity or frequency
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary Factors and Disfluency: Variations in Severity of Vocal Cord tension | 1 Year | Initial fluency samples are taken prior to treatment protocol of study. Food sensitivity panel will be assessed for potential allergans. Allergan responses are graded from 0 being no response to food allergen to 3 being the strongest response and subsequent removal of sensitive allergan from diet. Speech sample and disfluency severity will be evaluated qualitatively again via the SSI-3 on repeat office visit at fixed interval scale. Erickson S-24 repeated at end of study and final conclusions made. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactYohan R, Medical Doctor
Outcome results
None listed