Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Speech Therapy in Trans Women.
Lead Sponsor:
University Ghent
Conditions:
Transgenderism
Gender Dysphoria
Eligibility:
MALE
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
One of the greatest hurdles in the transition of transgender persons is that voice, speech and communication are not congruent with the desired gender. Since hormone treatment does not affect the voic...
Detailed Description
The main aim of this project is to investigate the short-term and long-term effect of speech therapy for pitch and resonance on vocal characteristics, listeners' perceptions and self-perception in tra...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- established diagnose and gender identity confirmed by the gender team,
- aged between 18 and 70 years,
- self-reported normal hearing,
- native Dutch speaker,
- under hormonal treatment (confirmed by blood analysis),
- female gender role, perceived as male speaker at the beginning of the therapy by the investigators
- speaking fo within the male or ambiguous zone (\<180Hz).
Exclusion
- history of neurological disorders, previous phonosurgery or speech therapy
- pathology of the vocal folds (observed by videolaryngostroboscopic examination of the vocal cords),
- smokers.
- to form a homogeneous study population gender non-binary persons will not be included in this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
78 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04708600
Start Date
September 1 2019
End Date
March 30 2023
Last Update
December 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Evelien D'haeseleer
Ghent, Belgium, 9000