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

Gender Disparities in Voice Outcomes After Tracheoesophageal Puncture in Total Laryngectomy

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

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

About the study

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.

Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Participants: 12 · Started: May 31, 2023

Contact the study team

• Jasmine Cate · Phone: 8582463035
• Debanjali Ghosh · Phone: 858.246.0357

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05489965

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Speech and Communication Disorders

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.