Your voice could reveal hidden cancer: AI listens for signs
NCT ID NCT07347899
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collected speech recordings from 501 people, including those with oral or oropharyngeal cancer and healthy volunteers. Researchers are developing AI models to analyze voice patterns and detect cancer early. The goal is to create a non-invasive, low-cost screening tool.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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501 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- 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
In-patient participants diagnosed with oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer or oral potentially malignant lesion and healthy volunteers.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * diagnosed as having OC or OPC regardless of concrete pathological subtype (e.g., epithelial, adenoid, odontogenic) * without a history of other tumor-related treatment before the initial evaluation, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy * native Chinese speakers Exclusion Criteria: * hearing impairment * history of stuttering, cerebrovascular accident, brain trauma, neurodegenerative diseases * severe dental or maxillofacial deformity * cleft lip, cleft palate, and related post-treatment status * severe cardiology conditions, breathing/pulmonology disorders, psychiatric disorders or other illnesses preventing patients from receiving standard surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510055, China
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