Novel Delivery Method of Transgender Voice Therapy Using a Mobile Application

Conditions

• Transitioning Voice of Transgender and Gender Diverse People

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Attuned: A mobile application — OTHER
  Subjects will undergo voice and communication modification therapy via the Attuned application. This consists of an 11 week program consisting of different modules to learn how to modify voice (e.g., pitch, intonation, resonance). At the end of each module, participants will be given exercises to practice what they learned.
• In-Person Voice Modification Therapy — OTHER
  Subjects will undergo standard of care in-person voice modification therapy at Ithaca College.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date

Dec 31, 2026

Status verified

Dec 2025

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2027

Completion

Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Experimental: Transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) individuals using the pilot app
  The investigators will develop Attuned, an open access voice and communication modification training (VCMT) app based on standard of care. Participants will undergo VCMT via the mobile application, Attuned. Participants will include healthy transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) individuals seeking voice modification to better reflect their identity.
• Active Comparator: Transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) individuals receiving standard voice modification
  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 Measure

Change in Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) Scores [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 11 ]

Central Contacts

• Anaïs Rameau, MD
  646-962-7464
  [email protected]

Locations (2)

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