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Perception of vocal complaint and self-assessment of the impact of a voice problem on theater actors

Vocal symptoms, vocal tract discomfort and vocal handicap perceived in professional theater actors

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4mjz3wj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-01-05
Start date
2017-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

voice disorders

Interventions

This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study. 75 professional theater actors, both genders, aged between 18 and 64 years old, participated in this research, who had been playing for
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Sponsors

Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV)
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 64 years;Registration at the Regional Labor Office;of both genders; with or without vocal complaints;professional performance in theater plays for at least one year; be on display during the data collection period; self-assessment questionnaires on the impact of dysphonia answered in a complete way

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acting exclusively on television; musical theater

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 1; Some actors are expected to complain of voice; The selected vocal self-assessment protocols are expected to be sensitive to detect a possible voice problem in professional theater actors;Outcome found 1; 25% of professional theater actors have vocal complaints; The Voice Symptoms Scale was the most sensitive protocol to detect a possible voice problem in professional theater actors—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAndresa Pecorari
andresa.pecorari@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)