Status:
COMPLETED
Enhancing Speech Fluency With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Developmental Stuttering
Lead Sponsor:
University of Oxford
Conditions:
Stuttering
Fluency Disorders
Eligibility:
MALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to test whether the addition of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) to speech fluency training results in improvements in speech fluency in adults with developmental stutter...
Detailed Description
Studies using TDCS have shown improvements in motor performance, and in expressive language skills in clinical and healthy populations. The benefits of single sessions of TDCS are short-lived. However...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Native speaker of English.
- Right handed.
- Participant has moderate to severe Developmental Stuttering (Stammering)
Exclusion
- Speech, language or communication disorder other than Developmental Stuttering.
- Sensory impairment (hearing loss or visual impairment)
- History of drug abuse.
- History of seizures
- History of a neurological or psychiatric illness.
- History of neurosurgical procedure.
- Currently taking certain prescription medications such as anti-depressants and anti-malarial medication (as these may lower the seizure threshold)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 14 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02288598
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
March 14 2016
Last Update
January 31 2017
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University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom, OX1 3UD