Analyzing your voice to spot frailty and distress
This study checks whether analyzing how you speak can help measure frailty (overall vulnerability) and distress (emotional stress) in people with active cancer. It may help clinicians track symptoms in a simple, noninvasive way using short voice recordings.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult (18 years or older) with active cancer or a blood cancer
- You can speak, read, and understand German fluently
- You can give written consent
- Your vision and hearing are good enough (or can be corrected) to take part in the study tasks
- You can focus for about 20–30 minutes during the session (as the study clinician decides)
- You do not have clear voice problems, like not being able to speak (aphonia) or a noticeably altered voice
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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