Resonance Tube Voice Therapy Versus Smith Accent Therapy in The Management of Non-Organic Dysphonia in Adults

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a semi-occluded vocal tract training program, Resonant Tube Therapy, versus the Traditional Smith-accent Method on the quality of voice in patients with Non-Organic Functional dysphonia.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 15
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Patients diagnosed with non-organic functional dysphonia with or without Minimally Associated Pathological lesions and referred for voice therapy. The diagnosis was based on the results of the routine clinical assessment of cases of voice disorders by a phoniatrician in the voice clinic.

• Patients 'ages between 15 - 60 years old.

• Native speakers of Arabic.

• Language comprehension adequate for the task.

Locations
Other Locations
Egypt
Faculty of Medicine Sohag University
RECRUITING
Sohag
Contact Information
Primary
Shereen Hamed, Resident Physician
shereen.mohammad@med.sohag.edu.eg
+201120645166
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-03
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
No_intervention: Non-organic (Functional) dysphonia patients will receive Smith Accent Voice Therapy
The patient was advised to vocal hygiene and to correct the faulty vocal technique by a-diaphragmatic breathing in the sitting position by Using the newly acquired diaphragmatic breathing, the patient is allowed to sing the various vowels (/a/, /i/, and /u/), the largo with one accentuation, the andante with three accentuations, and the fastest, allegro, with five accentuations. b-Body and arm movements during dynamic vowel exercises.~Transfer and carry over to connected speech by (the gradual stage-wise transformation from vowel play to connected speech, repeating short phrases after the therapist, reading short phrases with pauses, monologue with short phrases with suitable pauses, dialogue, applying the same pattern)
Active_comparator: Non-organic (Functional) dysphonia patients will receive Resonance Tube Voice Therapy
The patient sits comfortably with their back straight, holding the tube between their thumb and index fingers, maintaining 1 mm between their teeth, and ensuring no air leak between their lips and the tube. A 1-liter wide plastic container is used, filled with water, with the free end of the tube submerged 2 cm below the water's surface. The patient is instructed to take enough time to relax their respiratory muscles and phonate into the tube to create air bubbles on the water's surface, starting with monotonous words and progressing to different intonations. There are 2-minute rest periods between exercises, and the patient should drink water to prevent dryness. Sessions occur in the clinic until the patient can perform the exercises independently without effort, after which the pathologist may allow practice at home. The patient receives written instructions to practice 10 times daily for 2 minutes each, with 1 hour between practices for 6 weeks.
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Sponsors
Leads: Sohag University

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