Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Adolescents Who Stutter

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age9-13
SponsorUniversity of Michigan

About this trial

The specific purpose of this clinical trial is to compare performance on rhythm perception and production tasks between children who stutter and children who do not stutter. The overall project also aims to investigate how performance on rhythm tasks may be related to brain activity (non-clinical trial).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

English as primary language

Current or past stuttering diagnosis

English as primary language

Disqualifiers

Diagnosed/under treatment for any neurological or psychiatric conditions

Head trauma with loss of consciousness

Major medical illness

Hearing loss- Language/motor delay (below -2 standard deviations on standardized assessments)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rhythm discrimination

Treatment groups

500 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Michigan

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator