Center to Improve Prevention and Treatment of Voice Strain
Administrative Core: ClinicalResearch Center for the ImprovedPrevention, Diagnosis, and Treatmentof Vocal Hyperfunction
This center brings together researchers to improve how people with voice strain are detected, understood, and treated.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Massachusetts General Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11311819 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be hearing about a coordinated research program that links hospitals and universities to study voice strain and related voice problems. The work combines clinic visits, lab studies of how the voice is controlled, wearable sensors and ambulatory biofeedback, and computer models of vocal mechanics. The Administrative Core runs the program, manages data and communications, and supports the technology team that analyzes recordings and sensor data. The combined projects aim to identify different types of voice problems and develop more effective, personalized behavioral treatments.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People who experience chronic voice strain, hoarseness, voice fatigue, or a diagnosis of hyperfunctional voice disorder would be the most likely candidates for related studies.
Not a fit: People whose voice problems are due to structural damage, advanced neurological disease, or conditions unrelated to hyperfunctional voice behavior may not benefit from these behavioral-focused projects.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to clearer diagnoses, more targeted therapies, and wearable feedback tools that help people reduce harmful voice use.
How similar studies have performed: Behavioral voice therapy and biofeedback have helped many patients before, but combining wearable ambulatory feedback with detailed biomechanical and sensorimotor modeling is a more novel approach.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hillman, Robert E — Massachusetts General Hospital
- Study coordinator: Hillman, Robert E
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.