Dysphonia
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be allocated into three groups: G1 - group in which
applied to Shaker therapy (15 individuals)
G2 - group that will perform the therapy with LaxVox (15 individuals)
G3 - group with combination therapy with Shaker and LaxVox (15 subjects) and CG - the control group will wait for the beginning of the intervention for 4 weeks, will be reevaluated after this period (
Device
Other
G09.772.925.960
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients aged over 60 years; of both sexes; with otorhinolaryngological diagnosis of dysphonia; who agree to participate in the study through the signing of the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with neurological and / or psychological disorders; patients miss more than one therapy session; will be excluded; and / or patients who have undergone previous or simultaneous speech-language therapy will not participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a decrease in the degree of vocal quality alteration, using the GRBASI scale and the presentation of the parameters of General Degree, Roughness, Soprosity, Asthenia, Stress and Instability. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find improvement in breathing, using as an evaluation method the spirometric measures of vital capacity, forced expiratory volume and peak expiratory flow; It is hoped to find improvement in the maximum phonation times, using as an evaluation instrument the sound emission of prolonged / s / and / z /;It is expected to find a decrease in the report of depression, using as instrument the Geriatric Depression Scale;It is expected to find a decrease in self report of vocal alterations, using as instrument the Tracking of Vocal Alterations in the Elderly (RAVI) | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJade Bello
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Outcome results
None listed