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Improving Voice Production for Adults With Age-related Dysphonia
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Summary
The objectives for this research are to determine the mechanisms by which specific therapy tasks improve voice in age-related dysphonia, and the conditions that limit the extent of improvement. The central hypothesis is that targeted therapy tasks will improve voice, and that severity will determine the extent of improvement.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
220
Start Date
2019-04-01
Completion Date
2026-12-30
Last Updated
2025-10-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Voice therapy: respiratory
Abdominal voice onset
Voice therapy: glottal closure
Pulling/pushing task
Voice therapy: loud
Assertive task
Voice therapy: Semiocclusion
Semi-occluded vocal tract
Locations (2)
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States