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Gender Disparities in Voice Outcomes After Tracheoesophageal Puncture in Total Laryngectomy Patients (UC Davis)

University of California, Davis · with University of California, San Diego · NCT05489965

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
12
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 31, 2023
Record last updated
July 6, 2026

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What the study is about

To perform a multi-site prospective study assessing, both subjectively and objectively, the gender disparities in speech outcomes of patients using TEP after total laryngectomy.

The investigators hypothesize that speech outcomes, both subjective and objective measures, will be significantly poorer for female patients compared to male patients. The outcome of the study is to prospectively assess both subjective and objective gender disparities in voice and speech outcomes of patients using TEP after total laryngectomy across a multiple institutions. The investigators hypothesize that both subjective and objective measurements of voice, speech and quality of life will be poorer for female patients in comparison to male patients.

Conditions: Speech Disorders; Speech Dysfunction; Laryngectomy; Status; Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis; Total Laryngectomy

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and female subjects who have completed total laryngectomy and are using TEP

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects who have not completed total laryngectomy and are not using TEP

Recruiting US locations

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla, CA 92093

    Site contact: Kristen Linnemeyer, CCC-SLP, BCS-S · klinnemeyer@health.ucsd.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Jasmine Cate · 8582463035 · jcate@health.ucsd.edu
  • Debanjali Ghosh · 858.246.0357 · d1ghosh@health.ucsd.edu
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