Trans20
Trans20 is a longitudinal cohort study comprising 620 children and adolescents. The study, which commenced in 2017, is embedded in standard clinical care at the Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service (RCHGS). Trans20 aims to evaluate clinical outcomes of trans and gender diverse children and adolescents. Data is collected from patient during their episode of care with the service (~ yearly) and also once discharged (~every 24 months). Data is collected across multiple domains, including gender identity, mental health, physical health, quality of life and family functioning. This rich dataset offers tremendous opportunities to address important questions in the field of transgender health.
| Study Summary | |
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| Study name | Trans20 |
| Study abbreviation | Trans20 |
| Current principal investigator/s |
Ken Pang Michelle Telfer Michelle Tollit Carmen Pace Monsurul Hoq |
| Primary Institution/s |
The Royal Children’s Hospital - RCH
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute - MCRI |
| Major funding source/s |
The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation - RCHF National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC Hugh Williamson Foundation |
| Key reference for study | Tollit, M. A., Pace, C. C., Telfer, M., Hoq, M., Bryson, J., Fulkoski, N., ... & Pang, K. C. (2019). What are the health outcomes of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia? Study protocol for the Trans20 longitudinal cohort study. BMJ open, 9(11), e032151. |
| Study focus |
The Trans20 study aims to prospectively document the natural history of gender diversity in trans and gender diverse children and adolescents from Victoria, Australia, and to investigate long-term outcomes (gender, mental health, physical health, schooling, family functioning, quality of life) for those receiving gender affirming interventions.
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| Sampling frame |
Participants include patients (aged 3-17 years old) who attended the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service in Melbourne, Australia, between February 2017 and February 2020.
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| Primary study type | Longitudinal cohort |
| Year commenced |
2017
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| Is this study ongoing? | Yes - the study is ongoing |
| Ongoing recruitment? | No |
| Sample size (N) |
618
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| Survey data available? | Yes |
| Imaging data available? | No |
| Linkage to administrative dataset/s? | No, no consent to link to administrative dataset(s) obtained |
| Biosamples available? | No |
| Are data available to others outside study team, with appropriate safeguards and structures in line with the cohort’s ethics and governance processes? | Yes |
| Are there any costs associated with data/sample access for approved requests? | There are usually no costs associated with access |
| Broadest type of participant consent available |
Questionnaires are completed as part of routine clinical care at RCH Gender Service and are analysed under a clinical audit framework. Long-term follow-up of patients who leave the Gender Service require specific consent.
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| Study Contacts | |
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| Principal investigator/s |
Ken Pang Michelle Telfer Michelle Tollit Carmen Pace Monsurul Hoq |
| Study Contact |
Email: genderservice@rch.org.au
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