Novel Delivery Method of Transgender Voice Therapy Using a Mobile Application
- Conditions
- Transitioning Voice of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
- Interventions
- Other: In-Person Voice Modification Therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT05815810
- Lead Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that the mobile application they developed for transgender and gender diverse individuals (TGGD) will be equivalent or better than traditional speech therapy in improving voice quality. The investigators will measure both how the participants feel about their voices and how their voice actually sounds to see if the app is effective.
- Detailed Description
The ultimate objective of this study is to use Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods to develop an effective user-friendly, health literate, inclusive and accessible mobile application (app) to improve access to gender affirming voice modification training for transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) individuals. The immediate objectives are to understand the needs of TGGD individuals in voice care,and identify barriers to creating a pilot app with evidence-based educational content for VCMT and to evaluate subjective and objective voice outcomes of TGGD participants with app use compared to standard behavioral intervention with a speech pathologist.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Identify as a transgender individual
- Be 18 years or older
- Be able to read and write in English
- Have an iOS Device
- Identify as cisgender
- Experience hoarseness
- Experiencing any physical pain related to voice use
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) individuals receiving standard voice modification In-Person Voice Modification Therapy VCMT via speech pathology will be compared to the efficacy of an app-based VCMT program. Participants will undergo VCMT in-person. Participants will include healthy transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) individuals seeking voice modification to better reflect their identity.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) Scores Baseline, Week 4, Week 11 The Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) is a 30-item questionnaire that assesses self-perception of voice in transgender individuals. Responses range from (1) rarely or never to (4) usually or always. Scores range from 30 (no perceived voice difficulty) to 120 (high perceived voice difficulty).
Change in Fundamental Frequency Baseline, Week 4, Week 11 The acoustic measure fundamental frequency will be obtained by analyzing participant's voice recordings via multi-speech acoustic analyses program of Kay-Pentax
Change in Transgender Self Evaluation Questionnaire (TSEQ) Scores Baseline, Week 4, Week 11 The Transgender Self Evaluation Questionnaire (TSEQ) is a 30-item questionnaire that assesses self perception in transgender and gender diverse individuals. Responses range from (1) never (4) always. Scores range from 30 (low voice satisfaction) to 120 (high voice satisfaction)
Change in Formants Baseline, Week 4, Week 11 The acoustic measure formants will be obtained by analyzing participant's voice recordings via multi-speech acoustic analyses program of Kay-Pentax
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Usability of Mobile Application as measured by the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) Week 11 The Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) is a 19-item scale that allows app users to rate the usability of a mobile application. Responses range from 1 (inadequate) to 5 (excellent). Scores range from 19-95 with a score of 19 corresponding to a poor and inadequate app and 95 of an excellent apps with great usability.
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Weill Cornell Medicine
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Ithaca College
🇺🇸Ithaca, New York, United States