Effects of Tele Speech Therapy on the Treatment of Stammering in Adults Who Stutter

NCT06937437 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/24/0664
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of telespeech therapy on the treatment of stammering.

Conditions

Stammering

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stuttering Severity Instrument - Fourth Edition (SSI4)

  The Stuttering Severity Instrument-Fourth Edition (SSI-4) is a norm-referenced assessment used to quantify stuttering severity in children and adults, measuring frequency, duration, physical concomitants, and the naturalness of speech. The total score measures the overall severity of the individual's stuttering disorder. The examiner adds scores from the frequency, duration, and physical concomitants sections to obtain the severity score and percentile rank. These are calculated using the tables within the record form. These tables also convert scores to a severity equivalent, which ranges from "very mild" to "very severe". It has a total score range of 0 to 20 for physical concomitants, and 2 to 18 for frequency and duration. The total score for the entire instrument is the sum of these three scores, making the overall range up to 20 + 18 + 18 = 56.

  Base line and 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Tele therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will be given teletherapy, total number of 2 sessions per week, each participant comprising 30 minutes.

Other: Teletherapy

Traditionally speech therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Traditional therapy will be given a total of 2 sessions per week to each participant, comprised of 30 minutes

Other: Traditionally speech therapy

Interventions

Teletherapy OTHER

A teletherapy patient presenting with stammering (stuttering) is a person receiving speech therapy remotely, using technology like video conferencing, to address speech fluency difficulties, often including repetitions, prolongations, or blocks in speech.

Tele therapy

Traditionally speech therapy OTHER

This type of intervention is traditional speech therapy that will be given to stammering adults, to address speech fluency difficulties, often including repetitions, prolongations, or blocks in speech.

Traditionally speech therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Both Genders
• Adults With stuttering 15 to 40 years according to WHO criteria

You may not qualify if:

• \- Stammering with any comorbid are excluded eg. Visual and Hearing Impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Muaz Medical Complex

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Månsson H. Childhood stuttering: Incidence and development. Journal of fluency disorders. 2000;25(1):47-57.

  BACKGROUND

• Eslami Jahromi M, Ahmadian L, Bahaadinbeigy K. The effect of tele-speech therapy on treatment of stuttering. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2022 Jan;17(1):34-39. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1754475. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

  PMID: 32299263 BACKGROUND

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

• Mamona Riaz, M.S

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2025
• First Posted: April 22, 2025
• Study Start: March 20, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2025
• Study Completion: June 29, 2025
• Last Updated: July 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)