Evaluation of Physiological and Vocal Parameters in Volunteers of Both Genders Submitted to an Anxiogenic Task

Federal University of São Paulo24 enrolled

Overview

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. Method: The sample comprised 30 participants of both genders, 19-42 years old, with no history of psychiatric disorders. The score in the STAI-Trait enabled investigators to assign participants to two groups: LOW ANXIETY (LA) and HIGH ANXIETY (HA). The investigators evaluated physiological parameters (heart rate, skin conductance, temperature in the extremities, electromyogram of the frontal muscle and salivary cortisol) and vocal parameters (vocal self-evaluation, quality of life in voice and vocal symptoms and signs) BEFORE, DURING and AFTER the SPS.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Anxiety Communication

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 45 years * Volunteers with no psychiatric history and diagnosis of vocal problem * Have a minimum of the average school Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic smokers * Subjects with paralysis or neurological diseases * Compromised upper airway at the time of the experiment * User stimulants, psychotropic drugs, herbal medicines, tranquilizers, antidepressants * Have drunk coffee or alcohol on the day of the experiment

Evaluation of Physiological and Vocal Parameters in Volunteers of Both Genders Submitted to an Anxiogenic Task

Overview

Conditions

Eligibility

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