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

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Evelien D'haeseleer

Ghent, Belgium, 9000