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Voice Therapy Per the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate if using evidence-based, standard ingredient and target codes from the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System - Voice Therapy (RTSS-Voice) in standard of care voice therapy documentation can improve outcomes for patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). The main question it aims to answer is: Since the RTSS-Voice will help clinicians think about their treatment more specifically and in relation to nine evidence-based therapies, will its adoption be associated with improved outcomes? Clinicians across five voice centers will be asked to use the RTSS-Voice to document their voice therapy sessions for patients with MTD. Researchers will compare changes in outcomes between two groups of patients: those treated during the clinician's first year using the RTSS-Voice versus those treated during the clinician's second year using the RTSS-Voice.
Official title: Towards a Unified System to Classify Treatments for Muscle Tension Dysphonia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
Start Date
2026-02-03
Completion Date
2027-06-29
Last Updated
2026-02-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Standard of care voice therapy with novice clinician RTSS-Voice documentation
Voice therapy is individually tailored to each patient and typically includes behavioral ingredients (e.g., applying pressure to the anterior neck, practice voicing in various ways, feedback on performance, provide information on the importance of therapy concepts) to modify the patient's auditory, somatosensory, vocal, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and mental functions. During this time, the treating clinicians will be trained to use the RTSS-Voice in their clinical documentation.
Standard of care voice therapy with expert clinician RTSS-Voice documentation
Voice therapy is individually tailored to each patient and typically includes behavioral ingredients (e.g., applying pressure to the anterior neck, practice voicing in various ways, feedback on performance, provide information on the importance of therapy concepts) to modify the patient's auditory, somatosensory, vocal, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and mental functions. During this time, the treating clinicians will have completed their RTSS-Voice training and using the RTSS-Voice in their clinical documentation.
Locations (5)
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New York University
New York, New York, United States
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States