RCT Face-to-face Group Voice Therapy vs Telepractice Group Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia
Comparing Face-to-face Group Voice Therapy to Telepractice Group Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
Chinese University of Hong Kong
168 participants
Jun 25, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare face-to-face group voice therapy to telepractice group voice therapy for muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). The main questions it aims to answer are: * The effectiveness of telepractice voice therapy for MTD using a randomized controlled trial study design. * The effectiveness of telepractice group voice therapy using a randomized controlled trial study design. Participants will receive telepractice group voice therapy or face-to-face group voice therapy. Researchers will compare telepractice group voice therapy to face-to-face group voice therapy for patients with MTD to see if it has the same effectiveness.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Above or equal to 18 years of age;
- Diagnosis of primary MTD or secondary MTD where voice therapy is the primary mode of treatment, such as vocal fold nodules;
- Chinese-speaking subjects only.
Exclusion Criteria5
- Dysphonia of neurogenic or psychogenic origin;
- Secondary muscle tension dysphonia in which voice therapy is not the primary treatment modality, such as vocal polyp, vocal cyst, granuloma, papilloma;
- Low computer literacy or without social or family support for telepractice;
- Patients who are not capable of making own consent;
- Patients who are receiving other modalities of treatment which is not part of this current study, such as traditional Chinese medicine.
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Interventions
* Voice therapy delivered in group basis via telepractice. * The voice therapy program will include both indirect and direct voice therapy, in accordance with the current best practice recommendations. Indirect voice therapy will include information counselling on voice production and disorder and vocal hygiene. Direct voice therapy will adopt the resonant voice therapy approach and also head and neck relaxation exercises, which has shown to be effective for muscle tension dysphonia.
* Voice therapy that will be delivered in group basis in-person with patients. * The voice therapy program will include both indirect and direct voice therapy, in accordance with the current best practice recommendations. Indirect voice therapy will include information counselling on voice production and disorder and vocal hygiene. Direct voice therapy will adopt the resonant voice therapy approach and also head and neck relaxation exercises, which has shown to be effective for muscle tension dysphonia.
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NCT06524193