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The Development of Stuttering in Young Children

NCT06578416 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-04-16

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Summary

The goal of this longitudinal research is to learn why some children "grow out" of stuttering, while others persist. Children who do and do not stutter aged 3-6 years are eligible to participate in our study. During the study, children's speech and language abilities will be assessed with standardized assessments, and they complete several child-friendly experiments. During these experiments, brain activity will be recorded using specialized caps while children describe pictures, children will speak in two virtual-reality scenarios, and produce speech while keeping to a beat.

Conditions

  • Stuttering
  • Stuttering, Childhood
  • Stuttering, Developmental

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Standardized assessments of speech and language abilities

Standardized and observational assessment of speech and language abilities

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Michigan State University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-01
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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