Speech Processing in Stuttering

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stuttering, Adult; Stuttering; Stuttering, Childhood

Treatments: Behavioral: Speech and non-speech tasks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04929184

HUM00194953

1R21DC019429-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research is being done to better understand stuttering, specifically how people who stutter may process and/or produce speech. Eligible participants enrolled will complete a variety of computer and speech-based tasks on up to 2 visits.

Full description

The study team will update the record to include the secondary identification number once the NIH has released the funds.

Enrollment: 143 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria (adults who do not stutter):

• 18-65 years old
• English as primary language
• Normal speech, language, hearing, cognition

Exclusion criteria: (adults who do not stutter)

• Personal or family history of stuttering
• Major medical or psychiatric illness

Inclusion criteria: (adults who stutter)

• Aged 18-65 years
• English as primary language
• Normal speech, language, hearing, cognition (other than stuttering)
• Currently stutters

Exclusion criteria: (adults who stutter)

• Speech therapy within the past year
• Major medical or psychiatric illness

Inclusion criteria: (children who do not stutter)

• Aged 6 to 17 years
• English as primary language
• Normal speech, language, hearing, cognition

Exclusion criteria: (children who do not stutter)

• Personal or family history of stuttering
• Major medical or psychiatric illness
• Language/motor delay

Inclusion criteria: (children who stutter)

• Aged 6 to 17 years
• English as primary language
• Normal speech, language, hearing, cognition (other than stuttering)
• Currently stutters

Exclusion criteria: (children who stutter)

• Major medical or psychiatric illness
• Language/motor delay

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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143 participants in 4 patient groups

Adults who stutter (AWS)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will have 2 visits.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Speech and non-speech tasks

Healthy Adults

Other group

Description:

Participants will have 2 visits.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Speech and non-speech tasks

Children who Stutter

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will have 1 visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Speech and non-speech tasks

Healthy Children

Other group

Description:

Participants will have 1 visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Speech and non-speech tasks