Vocal Demands Among Classroom Teachers

Voice Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison of Vocal Demands With Vocal Performance Among Classroom Teachers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01625728
• Other study ID #: 10529
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study "A comparison of vocal demands with vocal performance among classroom teachers" is to gather information about the voice production of teachers using three separate strategies: (a) measures of voice assessed with the Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) and the Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS) instruments in the SIUC Voice Lab.

Description:

(a) measures of voice assessed with the Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) and the Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS) instruments in the SIUC Voice Lab

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 8
• Est. completion date: December 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Enrollment in teaching education programs; active teachers.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current diagnosed with voice disorder.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Voice Disorders

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acoustic measures of voice.	Acoustic measures of voice (i.e., fundamental frequency, total phonation time, and SPL. Participants will be tested three separate times distributed in equal periods throughout one academic semester (i.e., 16 weeks).	1 year
Secondary	Identify changes in aerodynamic measures of voice.	Identify changes in aerodynamic measures of voice (airflow). Participants will be tested three separate times distributed in equal periods throughout one academic semester (i.e., 16 weeks).	1 year