Efficacy of Kinesio Taping on Mutational Falsetto

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aimed to assess of efficacy of the kinesio-taping on male patients suffering from mutational falsetto

Detailed Description
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Mutational falsetto is a functional voice disorder involving a failure to transition from the high-pitched voice of childhood to the lower-pitch ed voice of adolescence and adulthood. In the recent years, kinesio taping has begun to be employed for treating dysphonia patients. We hypothesized that, because the kinesio taping relaxes the suprahyoid muscles and pushes the larynx backward, it could also be used as a therapy of mutational falsetto. This study aimed to assess of efficacy of the kinesio taping on male patients suffering from mutational falsetto.

Official Title
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Efficacy of Kinesio Taping on Mutational Falsetto: A Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-controlled Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Mutational Falsetto, Dysphonia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Kinesio Tex Gold


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients suffered from Mutational falsetto Patients who were accept to consent form Patients who have not open wound on neck Exclusion Criteria: Having mental disorders or major physiatric disorders Cognitive limitations Contact dermatitis history of smoking Asthma, chronic pulmonary diseases history of allergic reactions against to medical tape applied having an other organic vocal disorders advanced hearing loss Out of BMI<18.5 or 30<BMI Out of age 16-60 years old patients who were not accept to consent form.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Study group<br>Evaluate of the Kinesio tex gold tape that applied to anterior neck localised. | Device: Kinesio Tex Gold<br>* The Kinesio Tex Gold is a kinesio tape that had been certified and patented.<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Sham group<br>Evaluate of the Kinesio tex gold tape that applied to different neck localised as no-stretched. | Device: Kinesio Tex Gold<br>* The Kinesio Tex Gold is a kinesio tape that had been certified and patented.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10 | It was assessed by voice handicap index - 10 that a self questionnaire in mutational falsetto patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 4 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good. | Baseline | 
| The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10 | It was assessed by voice handicap index - 10 that a self questionnaire in mutational falsetto patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 4 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good. | 2 weeks | 
| The outcomes of Grade-Roughness-Breathiness-Asthenia-Strain scale | It was assessed by Grade-Roughness-Breathiness-Asthenia-Strain scale that a scale in mutational falsetto patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per category. The high scores were worst low scores were good. | Baseline | 
| The outcomes of Grade-Roughness-Breathiness-Asthenia-Strain scale | It was assessed by Grade-Roughness-Breathiness-Asthenia-Strain scale that a scale in mutational falsetto patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per category. The high scores were worst low scores were good. | 2 weeks | 
| The outcomes of fundamental frequency | It was analyzed with noise harmonic ratio, jitter and shimmer that were calculated by computer software. Typical average values for the frequencies are 120 Hz for men and 210 Hz for women. The lower frequencies show masculine voice. The higher frequencies show feminine voices. | Baseline | 
| The outcomes of fundamental frequency | It was analyzed with noise harmonic ratio, jitter and shimmer that were calculated by computer software. Typical average values for the frequencies are 120 Hz for men and 210 Hz for women. The lower frequencies show masculine voice. The higher frequencies show feminine voices. | 2 weeks | 
| The outcomes of maximum phonation times | The subjects tried to say the vowel a' for as long as they could than it was assessed as seconds. Typical average values for the maximum phonation times are between 15-30 seconds. The higher times show healthy phonation. | Baseline | 
| The outcomes of maximum phonation times | The subjects tried to say the vowel a' for as long as they could than it was assessed as seconds. Typical average values for the maximum phonation times are between 15-30 seconds. The higher times show healthy phonation. | 2 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mean of demographic | Age, gender, history of smoke, history of morbidities, history of treatments, diagnosis, were noted | Baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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kinesio taping, mutational falsetto, therapy, dysphonia