Efficacy of Voice Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

620

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2002

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Conditions
Parkinson's DiseaseDysphagiaDysarthria
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Voice/Respiration Treatment

Therapy is 4 1-hour sessions per week for 4 weeks. Tasks include high-effort exercises focusing on increased loudness and good voice quality.

BEHAVIORAL

Speech/Articulation Treatment

Therapy is 4 1-hour sessions per week for 4 weeks. Tasks include high-effort articulation exercises to promote more enunciated speech.

Trial Locations (2)

80204

National Center for Voice and Speech-Denver; An Affiliate of the unniversity of Colorado, Denver

Unknown

University of Texas HSC San Antonio, San Antonio

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIH

lead

University of Colorado, Boulder

OTHER

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