Spasmodic Dysphonia clinical trials at University of California Health
1 research study open to eligible people
Assessment of Laryngopharyngeal Sensation in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
open to eligible people ages 18-85
Study investigators have completed a study testing laryngopharyngeal sensation at specific laryngopharyngeal subsites using a novel buckling force aesthesiometer in a series of 22 healthy adults at this institution. Investigators would like to use the same device apparatus to evaluate laryngopharyngeal sensation in patients with laryngopharyngeal disorders, such as adductor spasmodic dysphonia. This study will use a tested laryngopharyngeal aesthesiometer to examine laryngeal sensation using calibrated tactile stimuli to determine differences in somatotopic perceptual strength maps of laryngopharyngeal structures between patients with laryngopharyngeal disorders and healthy controls.
at UCSF
Our lead scientists for Spasmodic Dysphonia research studies include Yue Ma, MD.
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