Clinical trials: Voice Disorders
Voice Change
Voice Analysis in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder affecting up to one in five reproductive-aged women. It is associated with clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea, and polycystic appearance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06085170
- Testing
- Acoustic Analysis by MDVP
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Voice, Speech
Virtual Reality as a Tool for Training Public Speaking Skills in Higher Education Students
According to the scientific literature, public speaking (PS) is an important skill for students to master. However, a large proportion of students do not feel comfortable speaking in public.
- Conditions
- Voice, Speech, Virtual Reality Simulation, Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07392554
- Testing
- Indirect Method, Direct Method
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Spinal Cord Injury (=3 Years), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients
Evaluation of a Voice-Activated Call Light System for Clients With Limited Upper-Extremity Mobility
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether a voice-activated call light system enables people in a rehabilitation facility who have limited use of their arms and hands to call for help more independently and reliably than with…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury (=3 Years), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients, Healthy Adult Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07873151
- Testing
- voice-activated call light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quality Living, Inc.
Cognition, Cognition Disorders
Establishing Normal Cognitive Test Scores for Adults Using a Voice-Enabled Digital Testing Platform Across the Lifespan
Trial weblink: https://www.memoryexam.com/job/norms/ Participants enrolled in this study will complete a single-session, non-invasive, computerized cognitive assessment administered through a secure, web-based digital platform.
- Conditions
- Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Cognition - Other, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT07763392
- Testing
- Voice-based Cognitive Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Neurology Center of Southern California
Cancer, Solid Tumor Cancer
Tempus Open Link for Individual Voices in Innovative Analytics Registry: Platform Protocol for Multimodal Real-World Evidence in Cancer
This study entails enrolling participants that have been diagnosed with cancer to Olivia, a commercially available AI-enabled personal health platform developed by Tempus.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Solid Tumor Cancer, Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Hematologic Malignancies
- Trial name
- ONCO-OLIVIA (NCT07756034)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tempus AI
Laryngeal Dystonia
Brain-Computer Interfaces in Laryngeal Dystonia
The researchers will develop and evaluate the use of adaptive closed-loop brain-computer interface therapeutic intervention in laryngeal dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT04421365
- Testing
- neurofeedback brain-computer interface (BCI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Depression, Loneliness
Use of a Voice Assistant to Improve Mental Health in Older People
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of DIAL (an innovative and user-friendly solution based on Multiplatform Voice Assistive Technologies) in reducing unwanted loneliness and increasing the mental…
- Conditions
- Depression, Loneliness, Anxiety, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06070402
- Testing
- DIAL, a voice-controlled virtual assistant
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, PreTerm Neonate
Effects of a Structured Maternal Voice Program on Premature Infant Responses and Maternal-Infant Attachment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This study evaluates the effects of a Structured Maternal Voice Program (SMVP). on premature infant responses and maternal-infant attachment in the intensive care unit (NICU) .
- Conditions
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, PreTerm Neonate, Healthy
- Trial name
- SMVP-NICU (NCT06839534)
- Testing
- Structured Maternal Voice Program (SMVP)
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Surveys and Questionnaires, Noncommunicable Diseases
Use of Airtime Amounts to Improve Interactive Voice Response Surveys in Colombia and Tanzania
This study evaluates the effect of three different airtime incentive amounts on interactive voice response (IVR) survey cooperation, response, refusal and contact rates, as compared to control group, in Colombia and Tanzania.
- Trial name
- NCT03772470
- Testing
- 1X airtime incentive, 2X airtime incentive, Lottery airtime incentive
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 4,723 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Premature Birth, Premature Infant
The Effects Of Auditory Interventions On Pain And Comfort In Premature Infants
This study investigated the effects of three interventions -recorded mother's voice, white noise, and MiniMuffs, muffs used to attenuate environmental sounds- applied during a heel lance on pain and comfort in premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04067206
- Testing
- RECORDED MOTHER'S VOICE, White Noise, MiniMuff
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Laryngeal Vibration for Spasmodic Dysphonia
The general aim of the research is to provide scientific evidence that vibro-tactile stimulation (VTS) represents a non-invasive form of neuromodulation that can induce measurable improvements in the speech of people with…
- Trial name
- SD-VTS (NCT03746509)
- Testing
- Laryngeal Vibration (Treatment), Laryngeal Vibration (Comparator)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Chronic Pain
ElderTree Smart System for Older Adults
Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are costly and pervasive among older adults. MCCs account for 90% of Medicare spending, and 65% of Medicare beneficiaries have 3 or more chronic conditions; 23% have 5 or more.
- Trial name
- NCT04798196
- Testing
- ElderTree on laptop (ET- LT), ElderTree on smart system (ET- SS), Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Prevention of Voice Disorders in Student Teachers
Effectiveness of Telepractice by Smartphone App Technology in Preventing Voice Problems
Voice disorders in teachers have a significant impact on communication, quality of life, and economic costs to the healthcare system.
- Trial name
- NCT02873130
- Testing
- Telepractice Global Voice Prevention Model, In-person Global Voice Prevention Model, Telepractice, Vocal Hygiene and Vocal Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Anxiety, Communication
Evaluation of Physiological and Vocal Parameters in Volunteers of Both Genders Submitted to an Anxiogenic Task
Objective: To assess whether the anxiety caused by a task considered anxiogenic, Simulated Public Speaking (SPS) test, would change the responses of healthy individuals regarding physiological and vocal parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT01157273
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Evaluation of Many Men, Many Voices, An STD/HIV Prevention Intervention for Black MSM
The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the "Many Men, Many Voices" HIV/STD prevention intervention is effective in reducing HIV sex risk behaviors and increasing HIV testing among African-American men who…
- Trial name
- 3MV (NCT00137631)
- Testing
- Many Men, Many Voices (3MV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
rTMS in Spasmodic Dysphonia
Focal dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions of any body part. Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a type of focal dystonia characterized by excessive contraction of…
- Trial name
- NCT02957942
- Testing
- 1Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Post Operative Sore Throat, Dysphagia
Post-operative Sore Throat as Determined by Endotracheal Tube Inflation Technique
The purpose of this study is to test whether the incidence of sore throat and other tracheal co-morbidities such as dysphagia and hoarseness can be lessened by use of a cuff manometer at the beginning of surgery to inflate to the…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Sore Throat, Dysphagia, Hoarseness
- Trial name
- NCT01305265
- Testing
- cuff manometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Covid19
The VOICE-COVID-19
The VOICE-COVID study will evaluate the concordance of screening for symptoms of COVID-19 using a voice based device (Amazon Alexa) compared to manual screening by a study coordinator for individuals entering the Cardiology/Heart…
- Trial name
- NCT04508972
- Testing
- Alexa Amazon
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Voice Alteration
Effects of Finger Kazoo Exercise With and Without Oropharyngeal Enlargement in the Operatic Singing Voice
This clinical trial aimed to evaluate the effects of the semi-occluded vocal tract exercise Finger Kazoo (FK), with and without oropharyngeal expansion, on the singing voice.
- Trial name
- FIKVOX (NCT07129668)
- Testing
- Condition A, Condition B
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
Oncologic Diseases, Cancer
Implementation and Evaluation of a Program Aimed at Facilitating Palliative Care Conversations
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the care of people with cancer, it is essential to pay sufficient attention to individual care needs and quality of life.
- Trial name
- MCMV (NCT07402057)
- Testing
- My Care My Voice Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent