Clinical trials: Voice
Alzheimer Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Smell, Voice and Nasal Swabs as Markers for Neuro-degenerative Disorders
Degenerative dementias including Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Parkinson's Disease with Dementia (PDD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Dementias (FTLD), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive Supranuclear…
- Trial name
- NCT03299062
- Testing
- Cytology and Immunohistochemistry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Elder Abuse
Feasibility of VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention in Primary Care Setting (VOICES-PC Feasibility)
To test an interactive intervention to screen for Elder Abuse and Mistreatment (EM) in the Primary Care (PC) setting to promote self-identification and self-disclosure of EM.
- Trial name
- VOICES-PC (NCT05224843)
- Testing
- Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Muscle Tension Dysphonia
The Effects of Respiratory Training on Voice
Primary muscle tension dysphonia is a voice disorder that involves excessive and poorly coordinated muscle activity affecting multiple subsystems that are involved in speech production, in the absence of structural or neurologic…
- Trial name
- NCT04710862
- Testing
- Breathing training without a device, Breathing training with a device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Larynx Cancer
Clinical Feasibility of New Tracheoesophageal Puncture Set
During a total laryngectomy a puncture is created in the tracheoesophageal wall and a voice prosthesis is inserted. With this voice prosthesis the patient learns to speak again.
- Trial name
- NCT01045057
- Testing
- Puncture Set and Flexible Protector
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Atos Medical AB
Elder Abuse, Elder Mistreatment
Feasibility of Elder Mistreatment VOICES-CI Screening Tool
The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of the VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention among older adults with cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- VOICES-CI (NCT05216081)
- Testing
- Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Essential Vocal Tremor, Essential Voice Tremor
Propranolol and Botulinum Toxin for Essential Vocal Tremor
Essential tremor is the most common adult-onset movement disorder, and essential voice tremor is the vocal manifestation of essential tremor.
- Conditions
- Essential Vocal Tremor, Essential Voice Tremor, Essential Tremor, Voice Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT02111369
- Testing
- Propranolol, Botulinum Toxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Tracheostomy, Communication
A Speech Recognition Application as a Communication Aid for Acute and Critical Care Patients With Tracheostomies
Patients in acute and critical care often undergo a tracheostomy. A tracheostomy is an incision at the front of the neck to insert a breathing tube directly into the airway.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy, Communication, Acute/Critical Illness
- Trial name
- SRAVI (NCT06027866)
- Testing
- SRAVI (Speech Recognition Application for the Voice Impaired)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Preterm Infant
Trial to Improve Multisensory Neural Processing, Language & Motor Outcomes in Preterm Infants
Every year, almost all of ½ million infants born prematurely in the US and 15 million worldwide suffer from abnormal brain maturation resulting from interactions between immaturity and atypical sensory experiences after birth.
- Trial name
- NCT03232931
- Testing
- Therapist skin-to-skin Care, Contingent parent's voice exposure, Parental skin-to-skin care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Voice Disorders
Voice Therapy With a Semi-occluded Vocal Tract
1. The first objective of this research is to investigate the immediate effects of three semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises (straw phonation in air, straw phonation in 2cm water, and straw phonation in 5cm water) on…
- Trial name
- NCT06137131
- Testing
- Straw phonation in air, straw phonation in water, /u/ phonation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Laryngeal Papilloma
Celebrex (Celecoxib) Treatment of Laryngeal Papilloma
Respiratory recurrent papilloma (RRP) is one of the most common benign tumors. Surgical removal is the current management for RRP, but it is a very traumatic procedure, and often leads to permanent voice dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00592319
- Testing
- Celebrex, PDL, CO2 laser or microsurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Chronic Pain
Piloting IVR (Interactive Voice Response) for Chronic Pain Treatment
This study is designed to develop and test the use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to deliver pain management treatment. IVR allows individuals to receive and provide information by using their touchtone telephone.
- Trial name
- NCT00651924
- Testing
- IVR-based Cognitive-behavior therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Smoking Cessation
Post-Discharge Smoking Cessation Strategies: Helping HAND 4
This randomized controlled trial will compare the effectiveness of two models of post-discharge tobacco cessation treatment for adult smokers admitted to 3 U.S. hospitals.
- Trial name
- HH4 (NCT03603496)
- Testing
- Transitional Tobacco Care Management (TTCM), eReferral to State Tobacco Quitline (QL), Nicotine replacement therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,416 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Parkinson's Disease, Deglutition Disorders
Swallowing Training in Parkinson's Disease
Dysphagia in Parkinson's disease(PD) is common and its presence is related to motor and sensory abnormalities, and incoordination between swallowing and breathing.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Deglutition Disorders, Voice Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01131494
- Testing
- Motor exercises for swallowing, breathing and phonation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Bahia
Total Laryngectomy
Short-term Clinical Feasibility of the New Provox Vega 22.5 Voice Prosthesis
The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of a new voice prosthesis in comparison with the Provox2 and the Provox ActiValve voice prosthesis in 15 laryngectomized patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00743262
- Testing
- Provox voice prosthesis
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Atos Medical AB
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Retrospective TIF Study for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). The RetroTIF Study
The purpose of this retrospective, open-label, post-market study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) performed with EsophyX (brand name) in a broad range of GastroEsophageal…
- Trial name
- RetroTIF (NCT01327963)
- Testing
- Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- EndoGastric Solutions
Delirium, Cognitive Impairment
Family Automated Voice Reorientation Study
This randomized clinical trial tests a cognitive reorientation intervention to prevent delirium in the intensive care unit using scripted audio messages, recorded by the patient's family and played at hourly intervals during…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Cognitive Impairment, Health, Subjective, Sleep
- Trial name
- FAVoR (NCT03128671)
- Testing
- FAVoR Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Cancer
VOICE: Values and Options in Cancer Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combined intervention for patients, caregivers and oncologists improves communication, quality of life, and quality of care.
- Trial name
- VOICE (NCT01485627)
- Testing
- Communication training and coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Spasmodic Dysphonia Pain
This study aims to identify adjuvant methods to improve patient comfort during in-office laryngology procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT04648891
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Vibrating wand
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Anesthesia, Difficult Intubation
Voice Analysis as a Predictor for Difficult Intubations
To investigate if signal processing can detect subtle changes in speech production clinically relevant to oropharynx anatomy that may provide an objective measure in the assessment of the presumed difficulty of intubation.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Difficult Intubation, Difficult Airway Intubation, Speech Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04105738
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- J. Matthias Walz
Total Laryngectomy
Long Term Use of the Provox Vega 22.5
The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term feasibility of the new Provox Vega 22.5 voice prosthesis (outer diameter of 22.5 French) and its insertion system (SmartInserter) in laryngectomized patients who…
- Trial name
- NCT00884910
- Testing
- Provox Vega voice prosthesis 22.5 Fr
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Atos Medical AB