Table 2.

Comparison of clinical outcomes between standard and accelerated groups at each session

Clinical outcomes	Session Number	Standard	Accelerated	P Value
Speech Intelligibility Test score, median (IQR)	1	0	9.4 (0–53.9)	0.03
	2	32 (0–58.7)	4.2 (0–63.2)	0.09
	3	24.4 (0–78.9)	73.6 (56.8–92.3)	0.16
Voice quality, n (%)
Hoarse	1	—	1 (10)	—
	2	4 (40)	3 (30)	0.79
	3	1 (17)	2 (33)	0.35
Rough	1	—	0	—
	2	0	0	0.79
	3	1 (17)	0	0.35
Strained	1	—	2 (20)	—
	2	3 (30)	2 (20)	0.79
	3	0	1 (17)	0.35
Breathy	1	—	2 (20)	—
	2	2 (20)	2 (20)	0.79
	3	1 (17)	2 (33)	0.35
Dysphonic	1	—	2 (20)	—
	2	0	1 (10)	0.79
	3	1 (17)	0	0.35
Aphonic	1	—	3 (30)	—
	2	1 (10)	2 (20)	0.79
	3	2 (33)	0	0.35
Duration of speaking valve tolerance, median (IQR), min	1	—	10 (5–35)	—
	2	20 (7–35)	7.5 (5–60)	0.84
	3	15 (3–20)	65 (45–720)	0.03
Independence with speaking valve, n (%)
With speech–language pathologist only	1	—	7 (70)	—
	2	6 (60)	6 (60)	1.0
	3	3 (50)	3 (42.9)	0.61
Trained staff	1	—	2 (20)	—
	2	4 (40)	3 (30)	1.0
	3	2 (33.3)	1 (14.3)	0.61
Independent or with family	1	—	1 (10)	—
	2	0	1 (10)	1.0
	3	1 (16.7)	3 (42.9)	0.61
QOL-MV score, median (IQR)	1	46.9 (35.4–51.5)	40.6 (34.8–51.5)	0.80
	2	43 (40.3–51.4)	50.1 (40.9–70.9)	0.36
	3	43 (33.9–59.8)	57.6 (36.3–73.7)	0.76
Reported satisfaction, n (%)	1	—	7 (70)	—
	2	7 (70)	7 (70)	1.0
	3	3 (50)	6 (85.7)	0.22

Definition of abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; QOL-MV = Quality of Life in Mechanically Ventilated Patients questionnaire.