Improving Voice Therapy with Telepractice and Mobile App Technology
This study is exploring new ways to deliver voice therapy using telepractice (therapy delivered remotely) and a mobile app. It's testing different behavioral interventions: Conversation Training Therapy, Global Voice Prevention and Therapy Model, Modified Conversation Training Therapy, and Modified Global Voice Prevention and Therapy Model. The goal is to see how well these methods improve voice quality and reduce voice-related difficulties. You might be able to join if you are a vocally healthy student in a bachelor of education program with student teaching planned, or a professional teacher with voice complaints who hasn't sought help. The study aims to measure changes in your Voice Handicap Index 10 and Vocal Fatigue Index to see if the interventions are successful. The current status of the study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 32 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 32 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- You would participate in four weekly synchronous telepractice sessions, each lasting 45-60 minutes. Your voice will be assessed at the beginning and end of the condition, and weekly for 15 weeks in the spring.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your voice will be assessed once weekly for 15 weeks in the spring after the initial 4-week intervention period.
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Improving Efficacy of Voice Therapy Concepts Via Telepractice and Mobile App Technology
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Elizabeth U Grillo, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · West Chester University
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What this trial measures
- Change in Voice Handicap Index 10One time at pre & one time at post condition in fall (4 weeks between pre and post) and once weekly for 15 weeks in spring. Captured on day 4 in the PM for a 5 day period via the VoiceEvalU8 app.
The VHI-10 is a client reported outcome measure related to voice impact on quality of life across 10 questions. Each question is rated on a scale from 0-4 with 0 as never, 1 as almost never, 2 as sometimes, 3 as almost always, and 4 as always.
- Change in Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) factor 1 and 2One time at pre & one time at post condition in fall (4 weeks between pre and post) and once weekly for 15 weeks in spring. Captured on day 5 in the PM for a 5 day period via the VoiceEvalU8 app.
The VFI is a client reported outcome measure related to tiredness and avoidance of voice in factor 1 and physical voice discomfort in factor 2. Factor 1 has 11 questions and factor 2 has 5 questions. Each question is rated on a scale from 0-4 with 0 as never, 1 as almost never, 2 as sometimes, 3 as almost always, and 4 as always.