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ReviewJournal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation2021

Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice.

Adrián Castillo-Allendes, Francisco Contreras-Ruston, Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva, Juliana Codino, Marco Guzman, Celina Malebran, Carlos Manzano, Axel Pavez, Thays Vaiano, Fabiana Wilder and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06524193 (Comparing Face-to-face Group Voice Therapy to Telepractice Group Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06524193 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparing Face-to-face Group Voice Therapy to Telepractice Group Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorChinese University of Hong KongRan2024 to 2026Enrolled168ConditionsVoice Disorders, Muscle Tension Dysphonia, AphoniaArmsTelepractice group voice therapy, Face-to-face group voice therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
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  3. The Effects of COVID-19 on Voice.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025
    Review
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  5. Patient Satisfaction with Virtual vs In-Person Voice Therapy.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2024
    Article
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  8. Are smartphones and low-cost external microphones comparable for measuring time-domain acoustic parameters?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
    Article
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  10. COVID-19: Impact on the Musician and Returning to Singing; A Literature Review.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2023
    Review
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  15. Respiratory Particle Emission During Voice Assessment and Therapy Tasks in a Single Subject.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2022
    Article
  16. Review
  17. Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Vocal Characteristics in Patients with the New Coronavirus Disease 2019.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) · 2022
    Article
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  19. Accuracy of Acoustic Measures of Voice via Telepractice Videoconferencing Platforms.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2021
    Article
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.

Adrián Castillo-AllendesDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Francisco Contreras-RustonSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Universidad de Valparaíso, San Felipe, Chile. Electronic address: Francisco.contreras@uv.cl.
Lady Catherine Cantor-CutivaDepartment of Collective Health, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Program of Speech and Language Pathology, Universidad Manuela Beltrán, Bogotá, Colombia.
Juliana CodinoDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Lakeshore Professional Voice Center, Lakeshore Ear, Nose, and Throat Center, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
Marco GuzmanUniversidad de los Andes, Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Celina MalebranEscuela de Fonoaudiología, Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Santiago, Chile.
Carlos ManzanoHospital Médica Sur, Ciudad de México, México; Centro Médico ABC, Ciudad de México, México.
Axel PavezPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Hospital de Urgencia Asistencia Pública. Santiago, Chile.
Thays VaianoCEV - Centro de Estudos da Voz, São Paulo, Brazil; Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fabiana WilderCarrera de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Servicio de Fonoudiología, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martin", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mara BehlauCEV - Centro de Estudos da Voz, São Paulo, Brazil; Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Michigan State University · USCentro de Estudos da Voz · BRCentro Médico ABC · MXHospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín" · ARHospital Dipreca · CLUniversidad Católica Silva Henríquez · CLUniversidad de Los Andes, Chile · CLUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidad Nacional de Colombia · COUniversity of Valparaíso · CL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSince the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using telepractice, and delivering rehabilitation services to a growing population of patients at risk of functional impairment related to the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, as COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets, it is critical to understand how to mitigate these risks during assessment and treatment.

objectiveTo promote safety, and effective clinical practice to voice assessment and rehabilitation in the pandemic COVID-19 context for speech-language pathologists.

methodsA group of 11 experts in voice and swallowing disorders from five different countries conducted a consensus recommendation following the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery rules building a clinical guide for speech-language pathologists during this pandemic context.

resultsThe clinical guide provides 65 recommendations for clinicians in the management of voice disorders during the pandemic and includes advice from assessment, direct treatment, telepractice, and teamwork. The consensus was reached 95% for all topics.

conclusionThis guideline should be taken only as recommendation; each clinician must attempt to mitigate the risk of infection and achieve the best therapeutic results taking into account the patient's particular reality.

Indexed as

COVID-19VoiceVoice DisordersHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2United StatesCOVID-19PhoniatricsSpeech-language pathologyTelepracticeVoice disordersVoice therapy

Identifiers

PMID32878736
PMCPMC7413113
OpenAlexW3048065982

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