Executive Function Performance in Children Who Stutter

Sohag University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Executive Dysfunction; Stuttering, Childhood

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Executive function testing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05640440

Soh-med-22-11-11

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to asses the executive function in children who stutter for better management of those children

Full description

It is a case control study which will be done on 30 child who stutter and 15 normal child as a control group. Executive function testing will be done using computerized program called PEPL . Also, total intelligence quation(IQ) , verbal IQ, non verbal IQ will be assessed in both groups. stuttering severity will be assessed in case group.

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient and volunteers age between 7 years and 15 years.
2. IQ ≥ 85.

Exclusion criteria

• History of secondary stuttering.
• Language impairment and other speech problem.
• Concurrent or history of psychiatric, cognitive, neurological disorders or hearing impairment.

Trial design

45 participants in 2 patient groups

children who stutter

Description:

assessment executive function and stuttering severity in 30 child with stuttering

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Executive function testing

children who don't stutter

Description:

assessment executive function in 30 child with stuttering

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Executive function testing