Beta-Adrenergic Blockade and Voice: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Journal of Voice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 477-489

  Giddens, Cheryl L ^a   Barron, Kirk W ^b   Clark, Keith F ^c   Warde, William D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c St Anthony Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Aerodynamic; Autonomic nervous system; Beta adrenergic blockade; Fundamental frequency; Jitter; Maximum airflow declination rate; Shimmer; Speaking rate; Stage fright; Stress; Subglottal pressure; Sympathetic nervous system; Voice; Voice onset time

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH RATE; VOICE; COLD; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DRUG EFFECTS; GLOTTIS; MENTAL STRESS; PLACEBO EFFECT; SPEECH; VOICE DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROPRANOLOL; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953915183     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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