Clinical trials: Functional Voice Disorder
Functional Independence, Respiratory Insufficiency
More Air - Better Performance - Faster Recovery
The objective of this study is to investigate i) the effect of 3 weeks IMT to adults post-stroke to maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and ii) the effects of 3 weeks IMT to the degree of dependency in activities of daily living…
- Trial name
- IMT (NCT04686019)
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Central Jutland Regional Hospital
Functional Voice Disorder
Improvement in Acoustic Voice Characteristics in Functional Dysphonia After Therapy
In a retrospective analysis of already existing clinical assessment data from patients with functional voice disorders the following aspects will be sampled, encoded and analysed: Outcomes pre and post treatment of 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02518425
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Dysphonia
Comprehensive Voice Rehabilitation Program Compared With Vocal Function Exercises
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Comprehensive Voice Rehabilitation Program compared with Vocal Function Exercises in behavioral dysphonia.
- Trial name
- Voicetherapy (NCT02409758)
- Testing
- Voice therapy
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Functional Dysphonia
Assessment of the Efficacy of a Highly Standardized Ginger and Perilla Nutraceutical (Dispepril®) in Improving Gastric and Intestinal Symptoms in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia
This multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a nutraceutical treatment containing highly standardized extracts of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and perilla (Perilla…
- Trial name
- NCT07655219
- Testing
- Dispepril® (Pharmextracta S.p.A. Pontenure, Italy), Half-Dose PPI Plus Dispepril®, Full-Dose Proton Pump Inhibitor
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke
Long-term Brain Stimulation of the Motor Ventral Thalamus (VOP/VIM) to Improve Motor Function
This study aims to recruit patients already implanted with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders to complete tasks assessing parameters of motor output, speech, and swallowing functions, both with and without…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Brain Disease, Movement Disorders (Incl Parkinsonism)
- Trial name
- NCT07056348
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Motor Thalamus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Effect of Velopharyngeal Gap Size on Laryngeal Morphology and Vocal Function in Children With VPI
Speech production relies on the precise coordination of the respiratory, phonatory, resonatory, and articulatory systems . The velopharyngeal mechanism is essential in separating the oral and nasal cavities during speech and…
- Trial name
- NCT07832812
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Parkinson Disease, Idiopathic
The Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech and Swallow Function in Parkinson Disease
Nearly one-million people in North America are now living with Parkinson's disease (PD), and that number is projected to rise to nearly 1.2 million by 2030.
- Trial name
- NCT07026734
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation surgery - GPi, Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery - STN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Functional Dysphonia
A Trial of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if theta burst stimulation (TBS), a form of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), can treat functional dyspepsia (FD) and compare its effectiveness against conventional drug…
- Trial name
- NCT06559748
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic thetaburst stimulation （TBS）
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Vocal Folds
The Efficacy of Vocal Function Exercises for Laryngeal Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine if the systematic practice of Vocal Function Exercises (VFE) improves selected measures of voice production in participants who have previously been irradiated for early glottic cancers…
- Trial name
- NCT02156518
- Testing
- Vocal Function Exercises, Vocal Hygiene
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Vrushali Angadi
Parkinson Disease
Speech and Voice Outcomes Following HD-tDCS Over the Left SMA
Pharmaceutical and neurosurgical treatments reliably ameliorate the cardinal motor symptoms in PD but, they often yield inconsistent outcomes for speech and voice disorders, with some studies showing exacerbation of pre-treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT06245070
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University and A&M College
Voice Disorders
Brain Mapping of Voice Control
Some voice disorders are caused by uncontrolled muscle actions that affect the larynx or voice box. The purpose of this study is to understand 1) how the brain controls voice production; 2) how changes in sensation within the…
- Trial name
- NCT00066911
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Post-Thyroidectomy Dysphonia
Effects of Therapeutic Exercise With and Without Nerve Stimulation on Dysphonia in Post Thyroidectomy Patients
This clinical trial evaluates rehabilitation strategies for post-thyroidectomy dysphonia. Voice impairment is a frequent complication following thyroid surgery. It often occurs even without direct laryngeal nerve transection.
- Trial name
- NCT07811154
- Testing
- therapeutic exercise, therapeutic exercise + transcutaneous nerve stimulation
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
The gut microbiota is critical to health and functions with a level of complexity comparable to that of an organ system. Dysbiosis, or alterations of this gut microbiota ecology, have been implicated in a number of disease…
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04014413
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Due to Renal Causes
Pulmonary Function, Voice and Swallowing Symptoms After Parathyroidectomy
In this study, investigators measure patient's voice frequency, swallowing function, and O2 desaturation of the 6 mins walking test before surgery and 4 months after surgery, to find the increase of voice frequency, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04267965
- Testing
- parathyroidectomy plus bilateral thymectomy and autotransplantation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Ankylosing Spondylitis, Swallowing Disorder.Other Specified
Evaluation of Functions of Swallowing and Voice in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
In this study was to determine whether changes that occurred over time had an impact on the swallowing and voice functions depend of Ankylosing spondylitis patients.
- Conditions
- Ankylosing Spondylitis, Swallowing Disorder.Other Specified, Voice Alteration
- Trial name
- NCT04437394
- Testing
- flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, The analysis of voice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yavuz Atar
Adenoid Hypertrophy, Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Evaluation of the Effects of Adenoidectomy and Adenotonsillectomy on Voice in Children
This prospective study aims to evaluate the effects of adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy on voice and speech functions in children.
- Conditions
- Adenoid Hypertrophy, Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Voice Disorders in Children
- Trial name
- NCT07399041
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Laryngeal Carcinoma, Quality of Life (QOL)
Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in Laryngeal Cancer Patients
Laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas are head and neck malignancies that directly affect both swallowing and voice functions and are associated with a significant deterioration in patients' quality of life throughout the treatment…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Carcinoma, Quality of Life (QOL), Patient Satisfaction, Voice Quality
- Trial name
- QoL in LSSC (NCT07320820)
- Testing
- Quality of Life Assessment, Patient Satisfaction Assessment, Swallowing Function Assessment
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Cognitive Function Assessment, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Prediction of Cognitive Test Performance Using AI-Based Analysis of Narrative Speech
This study aims to evaluate a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based method for measuring cognitive function using speech recordings.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function Assessment, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT07511270
- Testing
- AI-Based Storytelling Speech Assessment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Thyroidectomy, Voice Alteration
Impact of Total Thyroidectomy on Voice and Swallowing
Purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcome of total thyroidectomy on vocal and swallowing function.
- Conditions
- Thyroidectomy, Voice Alteration, Swallowing Alteration
- Trial name
- NCT01607242
- Testing
- Endoscopy of larynx, Voice Handicap Index, Swallowing Assesment
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Laryngeal Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Effects of Neuromodulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) causes excessive vocal fold abduction (opening) or adduction (closing) leading to decreased voice quality, job prospects, self-worth and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05095740
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions