Status:
RECRUITING
Laryngeal and Vocal Tract Strategies to Reduce Vocal Fold Contact Pressure
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Mid-membranous Vocal Fold Lesion
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction is one of the most frequently occurring conditions to affect the voice. This voice disorder often involves vocal fold injury due to repeated, excessive contact press...
Detailed Description
This study will investigate the degree to which a well-documented voice therapy technique, resonant voice therapy, reduces vocal fold contact pressure compared to baseline, and which if any laryngeal ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ages 18-40 years (to minimize developmental changes associated with adolescent and elderly age)
- Clinic diagnosis by a fellowship trained laryngologist of mid-membranous lesions that by history and appearance are phonotraumatic
- Must be referred for voice therapy
Exclusion
- Medical comorbidities (e.g., autoimmune disorders) beyond seasonal allergy and laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Vocal fold lesions generally regarded to be less responsive to voice therapy (e.g. vocal fold cysts).
- Claustrophobia
- Inability to replicate fundamental frequencies required for the study at the intensity levels determined
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06165536
Start Date
December 1 2025
End Date
January 31 2028
Last Update
December 15 2025
Active Locations (1)
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UCLA Rehab Center
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095