Clinical trials: Voice
Tracheostomy, Communication
A Speech Recognition Application as a Communication Aid for Acute and Critical Care Patients With Tracheostomies
Patients in acute and critical care often undergo a tracheostomy. A tracheostomy is an incision at the front of the neck to insert a breathing tube directly into the airway.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy, Communication, Acute/Critical Illness
- Trial name
- SRAVI (NCT06027866)
- Testing
- SRAVI (Speech Recognition Application for the Voice Impaired)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Tremor
Voice Tremor in Spasmodic Dysphonia: Central Mechanisms and Treatment Response
The proposed research aims to determine brain abnormalities in patients with spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and voice tremor (VT) as the basis for characterization of central mechanisms underlying symptom improvement following the use…
- Trial name
- NCT01961297
- Testing
- Sodium oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Essential Vocal Tremor, Essential Voice Tremor
Propranolol and Botulinum Toxin for Essential Vocal Tremor
Essential tremor is the most common adult-onset movement disorder, and essential voice tremor is the vocal manifestation of essential tremor.
- Conditions
- Essential Vocal Tremor, Essential Voice Tremor, Essential Tremor, Voice Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT02111369
- Testing
- Propranolol, Botulinum Toxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Voice Disorders in Children, Vocal Nodules in Children
Effect of Semi-occluded Vocal Tract Therapy on the Phonation of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine and compare the effects of different voice therapy programs in children with vocal fold nodules.
- Conditions
- Voice Disorders in Children, Vocal Nodules in Children, Hoarseness, Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT05878197
- Testing
- Straw phonation, Resonant voice therapy, Vocal Hygiene
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Tremor
Sodium Oxybate in Spasmodic Dysphonia and Voice Tremor
Using a comprehensive approach of clinico-behavioral testing, neuroimaging and pharmacogenetics, the researchers will examine the clinical effects of sodium oxybate and the matched placebo on voice symptoms in spasmodic dysphonia…
- Trial name
- NCT03292458
- Testing
- Sodium Oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Elder Abuse
Feasibility of VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention in Primary Care Setting (VOICES-PC Feasibility)
To test an interactive intervention to screen for Elder Abuse and Mistreatment (EM) in the Primary Care (PC) setting to promote self-identification and self-disclosure of EM.
- Trial name
- VOICES-PC (NCT05224843)
- Testing
- Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Zinc Supplementation Prior to Botox Injections for Spasmodic Dysphonia
One initial study has shown that Botulinum Toxin (BT) in combination with zinc supplementation may increase the duration of effects BT treatment. This initial study was in the context of facial aesthetics.
- Trial name
- NCT05892770
- Testing
- Zinc gluconate supplement, Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Healthy
Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance (AcRIS) With Mobile Application in a Low-Interventional Decentralized Study.
The purpose of the AcRIS study is to obtain data to characterize the relationship between symptoms and voice features for (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome…
- Trial name
- NCT04748445
- Testing
- SARS-CoV-2/Influenza/RSV RT-PCR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Disorders
DaxibotulinumtoxinA Injection for Treatment of Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD) is a neurologic condition causing inappropriate contraction of the laryngeal musculature, leading to abnormal voicing.
- Conditions
- Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Disorders, Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT05158166
- Testing
- DaxibotulinumtoxinA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
DESIPHER_Speech Degradation as an Indicator of Physiological Degeneration in ALS
A disease called Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or ALS), which leads to difficulty swallowing, breathing, and movement, has been found to be higher for those serving in the military than in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT02675075
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Elder Abuse
Virtual cOaching in Making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)
To develop an interactive tool to screen for Elder Mistreatment (EM) in the Emergency Department (ED) to promote self-disclosure.
- Trial name
- VOICES (NCT03834870)
- Testing
- Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Vocal Cord Paralysis, Phonasthenia
A Novel Approach for Thyroplasty Type 1, With Prolene Mesh. A Prospective Study.
Larynx performs important functions of the aero-digestive tract, it has vital role in control of breathing, phonation, deglutition and protection of lower respiratory tract from aspiration.
- Conditions
- Vocal Cord Paralysis, Phonasthenia, Presbylarynges, Idiopathic Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT04458818
- Testing
- Prolene Mesh Vocal Cord Medialization Implant
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Rashid
Anesthesia, Difficult Intubation
Voice Analysis as a Predictor for Difficult Intubations
To investigate if signal processing can detect subtle changes in speech production clinically relevant to oropharynx anatomy that may provide an objective measure in the assessment of the presumed difficulty of intubation.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Difficult Intubation, Difficult Airway Intubation, Speech Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04105738
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- J. Matthias Walz
Schizophrenia
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for "Voices"
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on treatment refractory auditory hallucinations of patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00004980
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
HIV
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in YMSM
This is an exploratory mixed-methods research study that compares an efficacious behavioral HIV-prevention intervention (3MV) alone to the behavioral HIV-prevention intervention combined with a biomedical intervention (PrEP).
- Trial name
- NCT01033942
- Testing
- coformulated emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) as PrEP, Many Men, Many Voices (3MV)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cancer
VOICE: Values and Options in Cancer Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combined intervention for patients, caregivers and oncologists improves communication, quality of life, and quality of care.
- Trial name
- VOICE (NCT01485627)
- Testing
- Communication training and coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Traumatic Brain Injury, Coma
The Efficacy of Familiar Voice Stimulation During Coma Recovery
The purpose of the study is to determine whether familiar vocal stimulation, provided during coma recovery, improves outcomes for persons who are unconscious after severe TBI.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Coma, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT00557076)
- Testing
- Familiar Auditory Sensory Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Laryngeal Vibration for Spasmodic Dysphonia
The general aim of the research is to provide scientific evidence that vibro-tactile stimulation (VTS) represents a non-invasive form of neuromodulation that can induce measurable improvements in the speech of people with…
- Trial name
- SD-VTS (NCT03746509)
- Testing
- Laryngeal Vibration (Treatment), Laryngeal Vibration (Comparator)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Spasmodic Dysphonia- DEBUSSY Trial
Laryngeal Dystonia (LD), also commonly referred to as spasmodic dysphonia, is a neurological voice disorder characterized by involuntary dystonic contractions of the laryngeal muscles.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia, Deep Brain Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT02558634
- Testing
- VIM Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation ON, VIM Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation OFF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Depression, Anxiety
Study of a PST-Trained Voice-Enabled Artificial Intelligence Counselor(SPEAC) for Adults With Emotional Distress (Phase 2)
Approximately 200 Participants with mild-to-moderate, untreated depression and/or anxiety will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to 1 of 3 study groups: Lumen Coached Problem-Solving Treatment (PST) (n=100)…
- Trial name
- SPEAC (NCT05603923)
- Testing
- Lumen Coached PST Intervention., Human Coached PST Intervention., Optional (delayed) Lumen Coached PST (Waitlist control).
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago