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Speech Processing Tasks for Stuttering

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Led By Emily Garnett, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Children who stutter: Aged 6 to 17 years
Children who stutter: Currently stutters
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up session 2 (up to 4 hours)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing how people who stutter process and produce speech, to help better understand stuttering. Eligible participants will do some computer and speech tasks on 1-2 visits.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults aged 18-65 and children aged 6-17, both groups with and without stuttering. Participants must speak English as their primary language and have normal speech, hearing, cognition (except for stuttering). Those who do not stutter should not have a personal or family history of it. Excluded are individuals with major medical/psychiatric illnesses or recent speech therapy.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study aims to understand how people with stuttering process and produce speech by having participants complete computer-based tasks and speaking exercises during up to two visits.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves non-medical interventions like computer tasks and speaking exercises, there are no direct side effects associated with medications or clinical treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am a child aged 6 to 17 years who stutters.
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I am a child who currently stutters.
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My child stutters but has normal speech, hearing, and cognitive abilities.
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I am between 18 and 65 years old and do not stutter.
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I stutter and English is my first language.
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I am between 18 and 65 years old and I stutter.
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I do not stutter and English is my first language.
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I currently stutter.
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I am between 18 and 65 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~session 2 (up to 4 hours)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and session 2 (up to 4 hours) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Phase locking value (PLV) - Session 1 speech tasks
Phase locking value (PLV) - Session 2 speech tasks
Secondary outcome measures
Phase locking value (PLV) - Non-speech tasks

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Healthy ChildrenExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will have 1 visit.
Group II: Healthy AdultsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will have 2 visits.
Group III: Children who StutterExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will have 1 visit.
Group IV: Adults who stutter (AWS)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will have 2 visits.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of MichiganLead Sponsor
1,796 Previous Clinical Trials
6,377,813 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Stuttering
1,444 Patients Enrolled for Stuttering
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)NIH
328 Previous Clinical Trials
178,156 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Stuttering
6,484 Patients Enrolled for Stuttering
Emily Garnett, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan

Media Library

Speech and non-speech tasks Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04929184 — N/A
Stuttering Research Study Groups: Adults who stutter (AWS), Healthy Adults, Children who Stutter, Healthy Children
Stuttering Clinical Trial 2023: Speech and non-speech tasks Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04929184 — N/A
Speech and non-speech tasks 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04929184 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any opportunities for new participants to join this investigation?

"Clinicaltrials.gov affirms that this medical trial, which was created on April 4th 2022, is still open to recruitment. As of September 13th 2022 the study remains active."

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Is eligibility for this trial restricted to adults?

"The acceptable age range for this trial is 6-65 years old; any individuals outside of those parameters are ineligible to participate."

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What is the scope of participation for this clinical test?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research endeavour was posted on April 4th 2022 and recently modified on September 13th 2022. As such, the trial is currently recruiting participants; 140 individuals are needed from two distinct sites."

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Who meets the inclusion criteria for this clinical trial?

"This research trial is searching for 140 test subjects between 6 to 65 years old that suffer from stammering. In addition, the participants must be of legal age (18+)."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Ohio
California
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
University of Michigan
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Did not meet criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

i wish to have some intervention for my stutter.
PatientReceived 1 prior treatment
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Speech Processing in Stuttering
Emily O'Dell Garnett 2022. "Speech Processing in Stuttering". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04929184.
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