Tokyo, Nov. 11 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059717) titled 'Examination of the Effect of Changes in Acoustic Characteristics Due to Mask Wearing on Speech Intelligibility' on Nov. 10.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Cross-over
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Condition:
Condition - able-bodied person
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The objective was to analyze speech production in healthy individuals with and without masks, and to investigate the effects of masks on acoustic characteristics and speech intelligibility in an anechoic chamber.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Wear a mask
Interventions/Control_2 - No mask worn
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 20
years-old
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - 1) Individuals without a history of otolaryngology consultation regarding voice issues
2) 40 individuals aged 20 to 89 years at the time of examination (20 males, 20 females)
Key exclusion criteria - 1) Impaired speech function
2) Lack of capacity to consent
Target Size - 40
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Suspended
Date of protocol fixation - 2023 Year 06 Month 07 Day
Date of IRB - 2023 Year 06 Month 07 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2023 Year 06 Month 07 Day
Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068296
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