IBSR Intervention for Adults Who Stutter

NCT04580966 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IBSR-Stuttering
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 56
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Stuttering is a speech disorder that can cause disturbances in the timing and flow of speech. It is often accompanied not only by verbal difficulties but also by negative impact on several psycho-social aspects in the life of the people who stutter. Recently, clinical evidences have shown the effectiveness of Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) technique to improve psychosocial symptoms and enhance well-being in clinical and non-clinical samples. IBSR, the clinical application of Byron Katie's "The Work", enables individuals to mindfully spot and investigate in a systematic and comprehensive manner thoughts that lead to stress and suffering by a series of questions and turnarounds. IBSR was found to have significantly positive influence on the quality of life, mental well-being and stress management in a variety of populations which suffer from elevated levels of stress, suffering, tension and anxiety, and to enhance resilience of non-clinical general population. In our research we hypothesized that:

1. 1.Adults who stutter will have high levels of anxiety, and low levels of psychological flexibility and satisfaction with life.
2. 2.IBSR intervention will improve experience of stuttering in adults who stutter.
3. 3.IBSR will decrease anxiety levels and enhance psychological flexibility and satisfaction with life.

Conditions

Stuttering

Keywords

Inquiry Based Stress Reduction; IBSR; Stuttering; Adults Who Stutter; Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering; "The work"; Meditation; Well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering for Adults (OASES-A)

  The purpose of OASES-A questionnaire is to assess the overall stuttering experience of adults who stutter. It quantifies the quality of life, satisfaction and overall personal experience of the adult in his daily coping with stuttering. The items in the questionnaire are divided into four main sections: 1. General information on stuttering awareness and perception. 2. Reactions to stuttering. 3. Communication in daily situations. 4. Quality of life. The OASES-A total score is obtained by summing the scores of the four different sections. In this trial we used the Hebrew version of this questionnaire. OASES-A total score and the score for each of the sections (in the Hebrew version) is ranging from 1.0 to 5.0. The score rates the severity of the stuttering experience, where 1.0 indicates a mild impact rating and 5.0 a severe impact rating (higher scores indicate a more negative impact of stuttering) (Freud et al., 2017; Yaruss \& Quesal, 2006).

  1) Baseline (Before the workshop (T1)). 2) Immediately after the workshop (T2). 3) One month after the workshop (T3).

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

  1) Baseline (Before the workshop (T1)). 2) Immediately after the workshop (T2). 3) One month after the workshop (T3).

• Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PFQ)

  1) Baseline (Before the workshop (T1)). 2) Immediately after the workshop (T2). 3) One month after the workshop (T3).

• Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)

  1) Baseline (Before the workshop (T1)). 2) Immediately after the workshop (T2). 3) One month after the workshop (T3).

Study Arms (2)

Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) workshop

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants of this group received an IBSR intervention workshop.

Behavioral: Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) workshop

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants of this group did not take a part in the workshop.

Interventions

Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) workshop BEHAVIORAL

The IBSR intervention workshop included weekly group meetings (3.5 hours/meeting) for 12 weeks. During the workshop, participants were encouraged to identify and inquire their stressful thoughts. Using self-inquiry practices participants were taught to increase awareness of their thoughts and feelings, to observe their emotional and physical responses during situations perceived by them as stressful, and allow their mind to return to its true, peaceful, creative nature. Through the process of self-inquiry, participants took an active role in investigating their stressful thoughts, and by this regulated their stress and managed symptoms and emotions, thus enabled them to cope better with the psycho-social consequences of the stuttering.

Also known as: "The Work" meditation (Byron Katie)

Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) workshop

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of either developmental or acquired stuttering.
• Age of 18 years or above.
• Capability to understand and fill out the study outcome instruments and informed consent form.

You may not qualify if:

• Diagnosis of severe mental illness.
• Inability to understand or read Hebrew.
• Subjects who declare they can not take a part in the trial throughout its whole duration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, 6139001, Israel

Location

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 Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2020
• First Posted: October 9, 2020
• Study Start: November 5, 2017
• Primary Completion: August 23, 2018
• Study Completion: August 23, 2018
• Last Updated: October 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (1)