The Effects of Tactile Speech Feedback on Stuttering Frequency

NCT01315730 | Withdrawn Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: UMO-0001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research project is to test the effects of exposure of different forms of tactile speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency.

Conditions

Stuttering

Keywords

stuttering; haptic; feedback; fluency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Speech Fluency

  Speech fluency was defined by either reading or saying a set syllable sentence in a book which is normally 8th grade reading level or lower. Pauses or stutters are considered positive indicators of dis-fluent speech.

  1 week

Study Arms (1)

Device: Tactile Stimulation

EXPERIMENTAL

A new medical grade device (FDA - category exempt) has been newly designed and built at the University of Mississippi within the departments of Communication Sciences \& Disorders, Exercise Science, and Computer and Electrical Engineering. The device records either sound waves (via a small standard microphone) or three dimensional accelerometer data from the throat of a stuttering subject. This data is digitally signal processed, and "fed back" to the user in the form of a small vibrating disk/film that can be held between the fingers or mounted on the skin. This feedback data does not require the subject to attend to the incoming signal.

Device: Tactile Stimulation

Interventions

Tactile Stimulation DEVICE

See Arms

Device: Tactile Stimulation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adults diagnosed with persistent developmental stuttering

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects below 18 years of age

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Mississippi, Oxford: lead
• West Virginia University: collaborator
• Auburn University: collaborator
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi, 38677, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Snyder GJ, Blanchet P, Waddell D, Ivy LJ. Effects of digital vibrotactile speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency. Percept Mot Skills. 2009 Feb;108(1):271-80. doi: 10.2466/PMS.108.1.271-280.

  PMID: 19425468 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stuttering

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech Disorders; Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Dwight E Waddell, Ph.D.

  The University of Mississippi

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2011
• First Posted: March 15, 2011
• Study Start: March 1, 2011
• Last Updated: May 12, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-05

Locations

US (1)