Correlation of Family History, Age at Onset & Severity of Stuttering

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stuttering, Childhood

Treatments: Other: Stuttering severity instrument for school-age children (SSI-3 Arabic version)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04412213

family history of stuttering

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to Detect the influence of the family history of stuttering (distance of relative) on the onset and severity of stuttering in children in these families. Also to explore developmental differences among young stutterers.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1-Age: from 7 to 15 years old. 2-Gender: both sexes will be included in the study. 3-The participants are diagnosed as stutterers by an expert phoniatrician. 4-Children will be accepted only if full information is provided concerning the presence or absence of family history of stuttering, from both paternal and maternal sides of the family, and the age of onset of stuttering manifestations. 5-Mentality: IQ is 80 or more

Exclusion criteria

• 1-Age below 7 years or above 15 years. 2-Failure to provide full information concerning the presence or absence of family history of stuttering, from both paternal and maternal sides of the family, or age of onset of stuttering manifestations.. 3- IQ less than 80

Trial design

50 participants in 2 patient groups

children of possitive family history of stuttering

Treatment:

Other: Stuttering severity instrument for school-age children (SSI-3 Arabic version)

children of negative family history of stuttering

Treatment:

Other: Stuttering severity instrument for school-age children (SSI-3 Arabic version)