Comparative Study Between Three Different Methods for Stuttering Therapy in Children

Sohag University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Stuttering, Childhood

Treatments: Device: hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Drug: medical treatment; Behavioral: speech therapy only

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05291572

Soh-Med-22-03-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of work is comparing between three different methods for treatment of stuttering in children in order to reach to the best method for treatment

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children from 5 to 15 years old with IQ above 80

Exclusion criteria

• 1 - mental disability. 2- psychiatric problem as autism or attention deficit hyperactive disease. 3. secondary stuttering. 4. Children with sever anxiety. 5. Children with history suggested epileptic fits.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

will be treated by speech therapy only (fluency shaping).

Treatment:

Behavioral: speech therapy only

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

will be treated by speech therapy (fluency shaping) plus Hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Treatment:

Device: hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Behavioral: speech therapy only

Group C

Active Comparator group

Description:

will be treated by speech therapy (fluency shaping) plus medical treatment (brain stimulant).

Treatment:

Drug: medical treatment

Behavioral: speech therapy only