Voice Telerehabilitation

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS15 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study was to determine functional results of telerehabilitation (TR) in subjects affected by iatrogenic unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. 40 patients with iatrogenic unilateral vocal fold paralysis underwent voice teletherapy with a synchronous approach. A multidimensional assessment by means of videolaryngostroboscopy, acoustic and perceptual analysis and patient self-assessment was carried out before, at the end of teletherapy and six months later.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Vocal Fold Palsy

Interventions

teletherapyOTHER

speech therapy remotely delivered

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age between 18-75 years * onset of UVFP less than 1 month before * internet access * availability and ability to use a computer with an internal or external webcam. Exclusion Criteria: * previous history of laryngeal pulmonary or gastric surgery * current or previous pulmonary diseases * hearing loss, neurological or motor deficits * reading difficulties * dysphagia * unavailability of a computer and a webcam.

Locations (1)

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli

Roma, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

analysis

to analyze the functional outcomes achieved by a group of patients with recent onset of iatrogenic UVFP who were referred to TR using a synchronous approach.

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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