Functional Dysphonia, Resonance Tube Voice Therapy, Smith Accent Method Therapy
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a semi-occluded vocal tract training program, Resonant Tube Therapy, versus the Traditional Smith-accent Method on the quality of voice in patients with Non-Organic Functional dysphonia.
Interventions
OTHERResonance Tube Voice Therapy in Water
Resonance Tube of 28 cm in length and 9 mm diameter for adults will be submerged into a bowl of water .Both flexible soft walled tubes,glass tubes or straws can be used
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients diagnosed with non-organic functional dysphonia with or without Minimally Associated Pathological lesions and referred for voice therapy. The diagnosis was based on the results of the routine clinical assessment of cases of voice disorders by a phoniatrician in the voice clinic. * Patients 'ages between 15 - 60 years old. * Native speakers of Arabic. * Language comprehension adequate for the task.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with organic voice disorders. * Patients with aphonia or Phon asthenia. * Females within the week of their menstrual cycle or menstruating at the time of data collection to control for the possible hormonal effects or premenstrual water retention on voice quality. * History of severe respiratory allergies, thyroid pathologies, neuro-motor impairment, hearing impairment, psychiatric problems and physically limiting diseases that might interfere with study completion. * Those on any regular medication that might affect voice quality. * Speech disorders. * Cigarette smoking, alcohol, or drug abuse for the past 5 years. * Patients with previous micro laryngeal surgery. * Patients with gastrointestinal reflux disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Voice quality improvement in functional (non-organic) dysphonia adult patients | 12 weeks following end of the treatment | Patient evaluation will be conducted before and after the voice therapy sessions for the two groups by Voice Handicap Index (VHI). |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactShereen Hamed, Resident Physician
Outcome results
None listed