Clinical trials: Voice Hoarseness
Laryngeal Dystonia
Brain Network Changes After Vibro-tactile Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) is a focal dystonia affecting laryngeal muscles, causing involuntary spasms that impair speech production.
- Trial name
- Neuro-VTS-LD (NCT07443891)
- Testing
- Vibrotactile Stimulation (VTS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Communication Disorder, Healthy
Central Mechanisms in Speech Motor Control Studied With H215O PET
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technique used to investigate the functional activity of the brain. The PET technique allows doctors to study the normal biochemical and metabolic processes of the central nervous system of…
- Conditions
- Communication Disorder, Healthy, Stuttering, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00001308
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Dystonia
Effect of Vocal Exercise After Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spasmodic Dysphonia
Studies have suggested that voluntary muscle exercise in the hand and face after botulinum toxin injection may enhance the clinical effects of the toxin.
- Trial name
- NCT00895063
- Testing
- Vocal Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dysphonia
Computational Cranial and Cervical Muscle Network in Normal and Disordered Voice
The long-term goal is to transform the diagnosis and treatment of dysphonia by elucidating cervical and cranial neuromuscular mechanisms underlying typical and disordered voicing.
- Trial name
- NCT04713033
- Testing
- surface electromyogram (sEMG), flexible laryngoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dysphonia
Investigation of the Role of Steroids in Enhancing Voice Therapy Outcomes
Despite the considerable use of oral steroids in the regular management of benign vocal fold lesions there is little evidence base in the literature.
- Trial name
- AAO (NCT02286960)
- Testing
- Steroid, Lactose Pills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Neck Pain, Voice Change
Stabilization Training, Voice And Neck Pain
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of cervical stabilization exercises on head posture, pain, functional status, and voicing efficiency in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain.
- Trial name
- NCT07401576
- Testing
- cervical stabilization exercises applied
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
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
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
Voice Change, Hypocalcemia
The Use of Dexamethasone in Total Thyroidectomy to Improve Voice Outcome and Hypocalcaemia
Thyroidectomy is a standard procedure for benign and malignant pathologies of the thyroid gland. Each year, some 100 total thyroidectomies are performed in Kowloon East Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT05732883
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Normal saline
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong
Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
The 'Lombard Effect' in Patients Affected by Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia
Adductory spasmodic dysphonia (AdSD) is a rare condition characterised by irregular and uncontrolled voice interruptions, most commonly affecting women around the age of 45.
- Trial name
- LoQVAdSD (NCT06402214)
- Testing
- Lombard test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Cough, Laryngospasm
Benefits of Exchanging a Double Lumen Tube to a Proseal Laryngeal Mask or a Single Lumen Tube After a Thoracic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether exchange of the double lumen tube before emergence with a laryngeal mask airway (Proseal) or a tracheal tube will reduce cough at emergence.
- Conditions
- Cough, Laryngospasm, Apnea, Desaturation
- Trial name
- NCT00925613
- Testing
- LMA Proseal, Tracheal tube
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Cortical Silent Period in Laryngeal Dystonia
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the cortical silent period (cSP) in cricothyroid muscle (CT) in laryngeal dystonia and control healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- cSPDystonia (NCT05580302)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split, School of Medicine
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
Myasthenia Gravis, Fatigue
Capturing Key MG-symptoms Using Smartphone Recordings.
This study will make use of a cross-sectional design of MG patients and non-MG participants to quantitatively assess key MG symptoms, and to explore the applicability of machine learning algorithms to their measurement.
- Trial name
- CAPTURE - MG (NCT06743490)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Postoperative Sore Throat, Cough, Hoarseness
Air Versus Lignocaine for Endotracheal Tube Cuff Inflation and Effect on Postoperative Sore Throat and Intracuff Pressure
Endotracheal Tube (ETT) is frequently used for GA (general anesthesia) to deliver oxygen and volatile anesthetic agents to the patient and serves as a channel for anesthetic gases.
- Trial name
- NCT07315490
- Testing
- Xylocaine
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad
Anesthesia, Pain, Postoperative
The Evaluation of the Effect of Preoperatively Applied Throat Lozenge
Purpose:The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative throat lozenge on pain relief in the postoperative period of the mucosal damage caused by intubation in patients who underwent operations in the head and…
- Trial name
- NCT06114771
- Testing
- strepsilis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Medipol University
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Voice Change
Impact of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction on Objective and Subjective Vocal Measures
The present study aims to investigate the impact of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) on objective and subjective vocal parameters and the quality of life in affected patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06046521
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Sore Throat, Cough
Comparing the Efficacy Between Lignocaine Given Via MADgic Atomizer and Lignocaine Pump Spray
Comparing the efficacy between Lignocaine given via MADgic Atomizer and Lignocaine Pump Spray pre endotracheal intubation in adult undergoing General Anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Sore Throat, Cough, Hoarseness, Hemodynamic Instability
- Trial name
- NCT06213116
- Testing
- MADgic Atomizer, Lignocaine pump spray
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Tremor
Voice Tremor in Spasmodic Dysphonia: Central Mechanisms and Treatment Response
The proposed research aims to determine brain abnormalities in patients with spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and voice tremor (VT) as the basis for characterization of central mechanisms underlying symptom improvement following the use…
- Trial name
- NCT01961297
- Testing
- Sodium oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan