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Conditions

Stammering

Keywords

NeuroplasticityEye saccadesUnconscious tongue movement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Stammering Severity (SSI-4) (Howell et. al. 2011).
Measures stuttering severity in adults and children. It measures the percentage of stuttered syllables versus fluent speech in the participant. It also measures the frequency of repetition and prolongations, duration of blocks, and physical concomitants.
10 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

Stammering Experience Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering OASES-A (Yaruss & Quesal 2006).
10 minutes.
Premonitory Awareness in Stuttering Scale (PAiS) (Cholin et. al. 2016).
10 minutes.

Study Arms (2)

Looking down to naval.

EXPERIMENTAL

Modifying Saccade origin by looking down to naval.

Behavioral: Modifying saccades by looking down to naval.

Looking up in the air.

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Modifying Saccade origin by looking up in the air.

Behavioral: Modifying saccades by looking in air.

Interventions

Modifying saccades by looking down to naval.Behavioral

Paragraphs from list Provided by Researcher. Participants to read out loud for 10 minutes twice per day for the five week period. On any word they anticipate / experience dysfluencies look quickly down to their naval to reset the lateral tongue position.

Looking down to naval.

Modifying saccades by looking in air.Behavioral

Paragraphs from list provided by Researcher. Participants to read out loud for 10 minutes twice per day for the five week period. On any word they anticipate / experience dysfluencies look quickly up to reset the lateral tongue position.

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

Adults age \> 18 years.
A diagnosis of confirmed developmental stammer from SALT characterized by stammering on ≥ 3% of syllables.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Irish Research Council
Othercollaborator
Institute of Technology, Sligo
Otherlead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Technology, Sligo

Sligo, Co Sligo, F91YW50, Ireland

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stuttering

Interventions

Air

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech DisordersLanguage DisordersCommunication DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AtmosphereEnvironmentEcological and Environmental Phenomena

Study Officials

Hilary Mc Donagh, MSc
Study Principal Investigator
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type: interventional
Phase: not applicable
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Masking: DOUBLE
Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details: Experimental Group instructed to modify saccadic origin by looking to naval for the start of the words dysfluencies were predicted Placebo Group instructed to modify saccadic origin by looking up for the start of the words dysfluencies were predicted Outcome assessor was blinded to treatment allocation. Participants Stammering behaviour to be assessed using SSI-4 a reliable validated objective measure of stuttering severity. Participants stammering behaviour is to be recorded via video link or in a separate lab and the assessor will be asked asked not to discuss the technique prescribed given to patients. Even if the patient mentioned the trials they would not discuss the intervention
Purpose: TREATMENT
Intervention Model: PARALLEL
Sponsor Type: OTHER
Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 13, 2020

First Posted

March 17, 2020

Study Stopped

Modifying Unconscious Tongue Movements in Adults With Developmental Stammer.

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Looking down to naval.

Looking up in the air.

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Looking down to naval.

Looking up in the air.

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