Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Voice Therapy Per the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Emory University

New York University

Conditions:

Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate if using evidence-based, standard ingredient and target codes from the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System - Voice Therapy (RTSS-Voice) in standard of c...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if using evidence-based, standard ingredient and target codes from the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System - Voice Therapy (RTSS-Voice) in standard o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia (pMTD)
  • Patients with pMTD will be included regardless of subtype (e.g., functional aphonia, vocal fry, ventricular dysphonia) and they can have secondary diagnoses of reflux.

Exclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with pMTD will be excluded if they have secondary diagnoses related to structural, neurological, or respiratory disorders such as laryngitis, obvious vocal fold nodules, polyps, cyst, granuloma, sulci, paradoxical vocal fold motion, chronic cough, confirmed or possible upper airway paralysis/paresis, dysphagia, polypoid corditis, keratosis, presbylarynx, leukoplakia, or history of radiation to the head/neck. Patients with pMTD will be included regardless of subtype (e.g., functional aphonia, vocal fry, ventricular dysphonia) and they can have secondary diagnoses of reflux.
  • Non-English speakers. The RTSS-Voice's standard and operationalized categories are in English.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2026

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

600 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06152627

Start Date

January 1 2026

End Date

August 31 2027

Last Update

September 26 2025

Active Locations (5)

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

2

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

3

New York University

New York, New York, United States, 10017

4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132