Efficacy of Voice Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia, Dysarthria
In brief
The purpose of the research study is to determine the effects of two different kinds of speech treatment on certain behaviors in individuals with parkinson's disease. These behaviors include speech, voice, related communication behaviors, swallowing and body movement.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00123084
- Run by
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- People needed
- 620
- Starts
- 2002-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-07-31
Who can join
Age: 45 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (IPD)
- None or mild dementia
- None, mild or moderate depression
- Mild, moderate or severe speech, voice, and swallowing disorder
You may not qualify if…
- Severe depression
- Moderate or severe dementia
- Symptoms of another neurological condition other than or in addition to IPD or drug abuse
- Head or neck cancer
- Significant history of gastrointestinal disease or surgery
- Speech or voice disorders unrelated to IPD
- Neurosurgery, not for management of PD symptoms
- Laryngeal pathology/surgery
- Full-course Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®)
- Smoked in last four years
- Absence of speech, voice or swallowing disorder
- Severe temporomandibular joint disorder
- Pregnancy (or the possibility of pregnancy)
- Hearing loss unexpected for his/her chronological age
Where it is running
- National Center for Voice and Speech-Denver; An Affiliate of the unniversity of Colorado — Denver, Colorado, United States
- University of Texas HSC San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States
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