Clinical trials: Voice, open to volunteers
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
Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia
Clinical Validation of DystoniaNet Deep Learning Platform for Diagnosis of Isolated Dystonia
This research involves retrospective and prospective studies for clinical validation of a DystoniaNet deep learning platform for the diagnosis of isolated dystonia.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05317390
- Testing
- DystoniaNet-based diagnosis of isolated dystonia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Sepsis
Call for Life Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis-attributable mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) is high, with in-hospital mortality in some settings approaching 40%.
- Trial name
- C4L-Sepsis (NCT07407868)
- Testing
- Interactive Voice Response system-Call for life IVR
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,410 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Neurocognitive Disorders
Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease and Affective Disorders by Automated Voice and Speech Analysis (PLATA)
PLATA aims to develop an algorithm to identify vocal biomarkers of Alzheimer's dementia. Using data collected as part of routine care, speech patterns will be compared to known biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease, such as amyloid…
- Trial name
- PLATA (NCT05943834)
- Testing
- Series of cognitive tasks during a semi-automated call
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Functional Voice Disorder, Psychogenic Voice Disorder
Autonomic Dysfunction in Functional Dysphonia
The first objective of this research project is to compare the occurrence and frequency of symptoms and/or disorders related to autonomic dysfunction in patients with functional dysphonia with gender- and age-matched vocally…
- Conditions
- Functional Voice Disorder, Psychogenic Voice Disorder, Muscle Tension Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT06100601
- Testing
- ANS regulation therapy, conventional voice therapy (CVT), ANS regulation therapy + CVT
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
This randomized clinical trial with a crossover design aims to investigate the effects of neuromodulation through repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to patients diagnosed with laryngeal dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT07683767
- Testing
- Active rTMS, Speech-Language Therapy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
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
Tracheostomy, Care
The Effects of Listening to Fairy Tales, Listening to Fairy Tales in Their Mothers' Voices, and Watching Cartoons on Pain, Comfort Levels, and Physiological Parameters During Tracheostomy Care in a Palliative Care Clinic
This study aimed to determine the effects of listening to fairy tales, listening to fairy tales from the mother's voice, and watching cartoons on pain, comfort, and physiological parameters during tracheostomy care of children…
- Trial name
- NCT07210346
- Testing
- fairy tales, mother's voice, Cartoons
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Postoperative Sore Throat, Cough, Hoarseness
Effect Of Intracuff Dexamethasone On Postoperative Sore Throat In Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Postoperative sore throat is the most common complication following general anesthsia with endotracheal intubation with incidence ranging from 21 to 65% Although usually self-limiting, it significantly affects patient's comfort…
- Trial name
- NCT07760272
- Testing
- Dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg), Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
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
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Ficerafusp Alfa, Pembrolizumab, and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
The study is an open-label phase I/II clinical trial. The study will enroll patients to receive neoadjuvant SBRT plus 1 or 2 doses of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab with concurrent ficerafusp alfa (4 doses) prior to definitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07552558
- Testing
- Hypofractionated Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), Pembrolizumab, Ficerafusp alfa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Deep Brain Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
The goals of this project are 1) to determine the incidence of neurological voice disorders in patients with dystonia and essential tremor undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS), 2) investigate the neuroimaging and intracranial…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT05150093
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Laryngectomy, Total Pharyngo-laryngectomy
Correlation Between Personnality Traits and Ability to Learn Oroesophageal Voice
After total laryngectomy and loss of laryngeal phonation, the oro-oesophageal voice (VOO) is a communication option for the patient.
- Trial name
- CoPerVOO (NCT06856863)
- Testing
- Test of personality : questionnary
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Dysarthria, Acquired Brain Injury
ACURES: Acoustic and Respiratory Parameters for Dysarthria Assessment
The goal of this observational study is to describe speech and breathing patterns in adults after acquired brain injury (ABI) and understand how these patterns relate to the presence, severity, and type of dysarthria.
- Trial name
- ACURES (NCT07435155)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Voice Disorders, Vocal Fold Polyp
Project 4: Ambulatory Biofeedback and Voice Therapy for Patients With Vocal Hyperfunction
Vocal hyperfunction (VH) is the most commonly treated class of voice disorders by speech-language pathologists and voice therapy is the primary curative treatment.
- Conditions
- Voice Disorders, Vocal Fold Polyp, Vocal Nodules in Adults, Muscle Tension Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT05970562
- Testing
- Ambulatory Voice Monitoring with Biofeedback (AVM-B), Conversation Training Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia
Brain Networks in Dystonia
To date, there is only limited knowledge about the distinct neural abnormalities that lead to the development of different forms of focal dystonia.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia, Writer's Cramp, Musician's Focal Hand Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03042962
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Asthma
ASTHMAXcel Voice Study
The objective of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the adapted and refined ASTHMAXcel Voice platform to usual care (UC).
- Trial name
- NCT06935084
- Testing
- ASTHMAXcel Voice platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dementia
Neurofilament Light Chain And Voice Acoustic Analyses In Dementia Diagnosis
This cohort study aims to determine if a blood test can aid with diagnosing dementia in anyone presenting with cognitive complaints to a single healthcare network.
- Trial name
- NAVAIDD (NCT06339190)
- Testing
- Venepuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Laryngeal Transplantation
Clinical Evaluation of Laryngeal Transplantation: Study of 3 Patients
The experience of face and hand composite tissue transplantations reported in the international community have mainly concerned trauma patients.
- Trial name
- ECLAT (NCT02821299)
- Testing
- Laryngeal transplantation
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Postoperative Dysphonia
Longitudinal Non-invasive Analysis of VOCAle Cord Function Based on Trans-laryngeal Ultrasound Acquisitions and Voice Recordings
The main objective of VOCALISE study is to propose a new approach allowing a better characterization of postoperative dysphonia.
- Trial name
- VOCALISE (NCT06776393)
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris