A Study to Evaluate Effects of Gargle Phonation in Voice

Mayo Clinic36 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess subjects with muscle tension dysphonia for perceived effort and acoustic effects of gargle phonation compared to baseline and a sham water swallow.

This study assesses perceived effort following baseline talking, water swallows and gargle phonation. In addition to perceived effort, acoustic and perceptual analyses will be conducted on the recorded voice samples using vowel sounds, the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) and Hearing in Noise Sentences (HINT).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Voice Disorders Muscle Tension Dysphonia Speech Therapy

Interventions

Gargle PhonationOTHER

Subjects will gargle water while making sound

Water swallowOTHER

Subjects will hold water in their mouth for 5 seconds and swallow

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 89 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a primary or secondary muscle tension dysphonia based clinical assessment with a Mayo clinic speech language pathologist or other Mayo Clinic otolaryngology care provider in Rochester or Phoenix/Scottsdale locations. * Age 18 through 89. * Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone not meeting inclusion criteria. * Anyone unable or unwilling to provide informed consent. * Anyone unable to complete questionnaires or participate in voice recording. * Anyone with severe neurological voice or speech disorders. * Moderate or severe dysphagia for thin liquids. * Non-English speakers (English as a second language may be included). * Extensive laryngeal surgery or other surgery or medical condition that may significantly alter the motor or sensory aspects of the larynx.

Locations (2)

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rating of Effort Baseline

Measured using patient self-reported Borg effort scale where 0=no vocal effort and 10=maximum vocal effort.

Time frame: Baseline

Rating of Effort Post Swallow

Measured using patient self-reported Borg effort scale where 0=no vocal effort and 10=maximum vocal effort.

Time frame: After water swallow intervention, approximately 5 minutes

Rating of Effort Post Gargle

Measured using patient self-reported Borg effort scale where 0=no vocal effort and 10=maximum vocal effort.

Time frame: After gargle phonation intervention, approximately 5 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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