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Brain and Voice Signatures in Teachers

RecruitingNAAges 21 Years - 39 YearsFemaleUniversity Hospital, Bonn
NCT06126627 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Primary muscle tension dysphonia voice disorder with symptoms of vocal strain and vocal fatigue is common and can have a significant negative impact on quality of Life. Yet, primary muscle tension dysphonia's causes are unknown precluding precise diagnostic classification. Stress and personality are thought to play a role and thus, the project aims to determine the practical and clinical effect of stress on the control of voice and speech in the brain. Participants are female early career teachers and student teachers with symptoms of vocal fatigue, as well as control participants without vocal fatigue, who perform speech tasks on two different occasions. Neural (imaging of brain), psychobiological (saliva, personality), and voice and speech (muscle activity of voice muscles on the neck with surface sensors, audio recordings) data will compare reactivity patterns of teachers who are stre

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Teachers (max. 10 years full-time) or student teachers in good health between 21 and 39 years with symptoms of vocal fatigue. Control participants in good health between 21 and 39 years without symptoms of vocal fatigue. Exclusion Criteria: * Lefthandedness * Smoking (past 5 years) * Known changes of the vocal folds (e.g., vocal fold nodules), vocal fold paralysis, surgeries on the larynx or thryoid or current organic or neurological changes of the vocal folds or vocal function per videoendoscopy and -stroboscopy of the larynx * History of voice therapy * Hoarseness * Respiratory illness, allergies (respiratory, silver), reflux or asthma at time of participation * Hearing disorder or hearing aids * Psychological, neurological or endocrinological disorders * Psychotropic or steorid medications * Body mass index \> 30 * Indications against MRI such as metail parts in or on the body (e.g., permanent dental prostheses or braces, screws, prostheses, piercings or large tattoos * Nearsightedness \> -5 diopters, if only glasses are worn * Claustrophobia * Pregnancy
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What it tests

  • Stress induction
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Where

1 site
University Hospital Bonn
Bonn, Germany
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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