NCT02156518

The Efficacy of Vocal Function Exercises for Laryngeal Cancers

Investigating the Efficacy of Vocal Function Exercises in the Treatment of Voice Problems in Adults Treated With Radiation Therapy for Laryngeal Cancers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vrushali Angadi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the systematic practice of Vocal Function Exercises (VFE) improves selected measures of voice production in participants who have previously been irradiated for early glottic cancers compared to participants who receive the present standard of care, namely, vocal hygiene counseling. It is hypothesized that a prescriptive vocal exercise program (VFE) will improve the voice production of individuals who have been previously treated for laryngeal cancers when compared to participants who receive vocal hygiene alone.

Conditions

• Vocal Folds

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Vocal Function Exercises	Vocal Function Exercises
PROCEDURE	Vocal Hygiene	Vocal Hygiene

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2018-03-01
• First posted: 2014-06-05
• Last updated: 2018-05-08

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States