Dysphonia in preterm children: Assessing incidence and response to treatment
Abstract
Design: This study will consist of three phases: assessment of voice quality and its impact on quality of life in up to 200 children born at less than 32 weeks' gestation: assessment of the nature and extent of laryngeal pathology in children with moderate to severe dysphonia; and a non-blinded, randomised controlled trial of behavioural voice therapy in children with moderate to severe dysphonia. Discussion: This study will be the first to use clinical assessment to examine the voice quality of very preterm children, and to use fibre optic endoscopic evaluation of laryngeal function to determine the nature and extent of any laryngeal pathology in such children. Those participants with significant voice difficulties will be randomised to receive treatment immediately or after the eight week assessment.
RAS ID
18976
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2014
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
School of Psychology and Social Science
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Elsevier
Comments
Reynolds, V., Meldrum, S. J., Simmer, K., Vijayasekaran, S., & French, N. (2014). Dysphonia in preterm children: Assessing incidence and response to treatment. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 37(2), 170-175. Available here