VR meditation may help voice disorder patients find their voice
NCT ID NCT07176013
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether adding guided meditation through a virtual reality headset at the start of voice therapy sessions can help people with voice disorders learn and retain treatment better. Sixty participants will use the TRIPP app on a Meta Quest 2 headset to meditate before their regular voice therapy. Researchers will measure changes in voice quality and how much the voice problem affects daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Meditation via immersive virtual reality (TRIPP app on Meta Quest 2 headset)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to boost the benefits of voice therapy for people with voice disorders and anxiety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The meditation and VR approach may not improve voice outcomes more than standard therapy alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with voice disorders, difficulties or laryngeal hypersensitivity, and who also have anxiety * Must have availability to participate for entire course of 5 consistent weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone not meeting inclusion criteria * Presence of any additional medical condition significantly affecting: * Respiratory function (e.g., advanced lung disease) * Laryngeal function (e.g., status-post deep brain stimulation) * Lingual function * Velopharyngeal function (e.g., laryngectomy)
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Locations
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Mount Sinai Downtown Union Square
New York, New York, 10003, United States
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