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Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Adults Who Stutter

NCT03437512 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2021-04-29

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Summary

Research studies in stuttering have shown that activity patterns in certain brain areas differ in people who stutter compared to people who do not stutter when speaking. The purpose of this study is to investigate how mild, non-invasive brain stimulation applied consecutively for five days affects speech relevant brain areas, which may in turn affect speech fluency and speaking-related brain activity in people who stutter.

Conditions

  • Stuttering, Developmental

Interventions

DEVICE

Anodal tDCS

20 minutes of 2mA anodal stimulation.

BEHAVIORAL

Fluency training

Speaking along with a metronome and/or speaking along with another person (choral speech) for 20 minutes

DEVICE

Sham tDCS

For sham stimulation, current is ramped up and back down over 30 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Emily O Garnett, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-25
Primary Completion
2020-04-01
Completion
2020-04-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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