Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Voice Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Boulder
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research study is to determine the effects of two different kinds of speech treatment on certain behaviors in individuals with parkinson's disease. These behaviors include speech, v...
Detailed Description
This is a research project designed to look at various areas of function, such as speech, voice, swallowing, related communication behaviors and body movement of individuals with idiopathic Parkinson ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (IPD)
- None or mild dementia
- None, mild or moderate depression
- Mild, moderate or severe speech, voice, and swallowing disorder
Exclusion
- Severe depression
- Moderate or severe dementia
- Symptoms of another neurological condition other than or in addition to IPD or drug abuse
- Head or neck cancer
- Significant history of gastrointestinal disease or surgery
- Speech or voice disorders unrelated to IPD
- Neurosurgery, not for management of PD symptoms
- Laryngeal pathology/surgery
- Full-course Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®)
- Smoked in last four years
- Absence of speech, voice or swallowing disorder
- Severe temporomandibular joint disorder
- Pregnancy (or the possibility of pregnancy)
- Hearing loss unexpected for his/her chronological age
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
620 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00123084
Start Date
March 1 2002
End Date
September 30 2012
Last Update
July 31 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
National Center for Voice and Speech-Denver; An Affiliate of the unniversity of Colorado
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204
2
University of Texas HSC San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States