Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand how viewing educational health modules impacts vocal health behaviors in mask-wearing healthcare workers.
Results of the investigators' previous work showed that mask-wearing healthcare workers have difficulty with voice and communication. Healthcare workers reported significant increases in vocal effort and dyspnea while wearing masks, and showed greater effort and poorer vocal quality at the end of the workday compared to the beginning of the day. Despite these negative changes, very few healthcare workers reported using any type of communication strategy (e.g., taking breaks, using gestures). Therefore, the investigators developed educational modules to address the voice and communication problems facing this population. This clinical trial plans to evaluate how these educational modules impact subjective/objective voice and communication measures in mask-wearing healthcare workers.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mask-wearing healthcare workers | Experimental | All participants in this arm will view the educational health modules and their subjective/objective outcomes will be measure pre/post module viewing. |
|
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Vocal Health Modules | Behavioral | We have developed four educational health modules (total duration of approximately 30 minutes). First, these modules explain how masks impact communication and voice, then they describe health strategies to improve communication and voice, and finally, they give real-life examples of how the strategies can be implemented into the work setting. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in amount of Vocal Effort after 1 week | A self-perceptual rating of voice exertion and how hard it is to make a voice. The vocal effort scale will be rated on a 100-mm visual analog scale in which the left side (score of 0) indicates "no effort" to produce a voice, and the right side (score of 100) indicates "the most effort" to create a voice. | Assessed prior to module viewing and again 1-week later |
| Learning of Health Information | Answer questions about the content of the module (short answer, multiple choice, true/false) | Assessed immediately after viewing the modules |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Relative fundamental frequency | An acoustic measure that characterizes change in fundamental frequency during voicing transitions. Participants will complete vowel-voiceless consonant-vowel combinations (e.g., /ifi/) and relative fundamental frequency will be determined. | Assessed prior to viewing modules, and then 1-week later |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria McKenna, Ph.D. | University of Cincinnati | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria McKenna | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45267 | United States |
Not provided
| Label | URL |
|---|---|
| Lab website with contact information | View source |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Release | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| Reset | Feb 20, 2025 |
Not provided
Not provided
| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D003142 | Communication |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001519 | Behavior |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
|
| Module Information Retention |
Answer question about the content of the modules (short answer, multiple choice, true/false) |
| Assessed at second session |