A Personalized Voice Restoration Device for Patients With Laryngectomy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-110
SponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell University

About this trial

The investigators will conduct a pilot experiment for a novel and personalized method for voice restoration using machine learning applied to surface EMG (sEMG) signal from articulatory muscles of the face and the neck allowing recognition of silent speech. The investigators predict that the use novel personalized method for voice restoration will be feasible and successful for patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult subjects, 18 or older

Without any voice impairments

Adult subjects, 18 or older

Documentation of severe dysphonia and/or aphonia, or a GRBAS score > 0 (GRBAS is a scale that can be used to assess voice quality of subjects who do not have a recorded history of dysphonia or aphonia. The GRBAS scale evaluates for grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, and strain).

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Surface Electromyography

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups