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Altered Auditory Feedback for Stuttering

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Recruiting

Led By Satrajit Ghosh, PhD

Research Sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up calculated at the end of the study for time points: baseline, 1-week, 2-weeks, 3-weeks, and 4-weeks

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Study Summary

This trial seeks to improve stuttering using altered vocal feedback over a month, outside of lab settings.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for U.S. residents who stutter, have a separate device with a mic and an Apple product with the required OS or chip. Participants must speak English and pass an initial screening showing more than 2.5% stuttering-like dysfluencies per syllable.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if altered auditory feedback can help people who stutter speak more fluently. It looks at how this method works over a month outside of the lab environment.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves auditory feedback, there may be no significant physical side effects, but participants might experience frustration or fatigue from prolonged use.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ calculated at the end of the study for time points 1-week, 2-weeks, 3-weeks, and 4-weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~calculated at the end of the study for time points 1-week, 2-weeks, 3-weeks, and 4-weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and calculated at the end of the study for time points 1-week, 2-weeks, 3-weeks, and 4-weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Significant change in fluency in one of four modes (Unaltered, Whisper, Reverb, Harmonize) between the baseline testing session and the end of week 4.

Secondary outcome measures

Duration of Mode Usage

Frequency of Mode Usage

Significant change in fluency for each mode in comparison to the baseline (No Auditory Feedback) condition, for each testing session

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Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Altered Auditory FeedbackExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will use the Mumble Melody application over the course of 1 month

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Altered Auditory Feedback

2014

N/A

~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLead Sponsor

97 Previous Clinical Trials

12,729,887 Total Patients Enrolled

Satrajit Ghosh, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are the parameters of this trial limited to elderly citizens or is it open to all age groups?

"People aged 18 to 100 are eligible for this clinical trial, while 8 studies target individuals under the legal age and 6 investigate those over 65 years old."

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Are recruitments currently underway for this research endeavor?

"This clinical trial is currently open to recruitment, as stated on the official website. The original posting date was May 26th 2023 and it has been recently updated on August 21st of the same year."

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What is the maximum capacity of enrollees in this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative, the information available on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical study is actively recruiting participants. It was initially posted to the website in May of 2023 and has been updated most recently in August of the same year. The team needs 100 volunteers from a single location."

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Who qualifies to take part in this research endeavor?

"To be eligible for the study, participants must suffer from stuttering and fall within an age range of 18 to 100 years old. Currently, a total of one-hundred people are needed."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effects of Altered Auditory Feedback on Speech Fluency

2023. "Effects of Altered Auditory Feedback on Speech Fluency". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06011837.