Major study to find best care paths for transgender people
NCT ID NCT05273112
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 400 transgender people over five years to see how different types of care—like hormone therapy, surgery, and mental health support—affect their quality of life. Researchers want to find out which care approaches work best. The goal is to improve and standardize care for transgender individuals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could identify the most effective care paths for transgender people during medical transition, leading to better standardized support.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all transgender populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
transgender people in medical transition
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * With a diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria according to DSM5 diagnostic criteria * Wishing to benefit from supportive care for their transition trajectory and addressing a care system represented by the collaborating centers participating in the study, * Willing to comply with all study procedures and duration, * Understanding and able to speak French. Exclusion Criteria: * Minor or adult under curatorship, under judicial protection, persons deprived of their liberty * Refusal to participate after clear and fair information from the study * Person with sexual reassignment surgery or with cross hormon therapy since two years.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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CHU de Brest
Brest, France
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CHU de Caen
Caen, France
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CHU de Lille
Lille, France
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CHU de Lyon
Lyon, France
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CHU de Nice
Nice, France
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Centre Hospitalier Maison Blanche
Paris, France
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Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne
Paris, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Béziers
Béziers, France
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G..R.E.T.T.I.S
Lyon, France
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Hopital de la Conception - Marseille
Marseille, France
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Maison de Santé Lille Moulins
Lille, France
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Maison de Santé Lille Sud
Lille, France
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