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Effectiveness of Digital Manipulation of Thyroid Cartilage and Fluency Shaping Therapy for the Management of Stuttering in Adult

NCT03628755 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2019-07-26

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Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of digital manipulation of thyroid cartilage for the management of stuttering in adult.There were three groups,Group A received Digital Manipulation of Thyroid cartilage (DMT),Group B received Fluency shaping Therapy(FST),Group C received combination of DMT,FST.

Conditions

  • Developmental Stuttering

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Digital Manipulation of Thyroid cartilage

Digital manipulation of thyroid cartilage was applied to the anterior aspect of thyroid cartilage while using the thumb or finger and the patient was asked to speak. prolongation of vowel is 7 to 8 seconds, voice rest after each set is 10 second. total repetition is 60.

BEHAVIORAL

Fluency Shaping Therapy

FST session comprised of speech techniques such as prolongation of sounds, easy onset, continuous phonation, light articulatory contact, in reading and conversation in three speaking situations (speaking with therapist, reading aloud, and free conversation Reading task was for 80 short phrases.

BEHAVIORAL

combination Group

combination group intervention of DMT + FST

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Isra University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-07-18

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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