Status:

RECRUITING

The Development of Stuttering in Young Children

Lead Sponsor:

Michigan State University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Conditions:

Stuttering

Stuttering, Childhood

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-6 years

Brief 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 ou...

Detailed Description

The length of participation in our study depends on the subset of activities completed. Families in the longitudinal study will take part in three visits each lasting approximately 2 hrs for up to 5 y...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for controls:
  • English as first/primary language
  • No history of neurological disease
  • Normal or corrected visual acuity
  • No medications expected to affect performance
  • No intellectual impairment, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD
  • Age-appropriate scores on speech and language assessment battery
  • Pass hearing screening at 20 dB at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000, bilaterally
  • Inclusion Criteria for children who stutter:
  • English as first/primary language
  • No history of neurological disease
  • Normal or corrected visual acuity
  • No medications expected to affect performance
  • No intellectual impairment or ASD Scores on speech and language assessments indicating stuttering, phonological (speech sound), or language disorders
  • Pass hearing screening at 20 dB at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000, bilaterally

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2023

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 1 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    120 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06578416

    Start Date

    June 1 2023

    End Date

    June 1 2027

    Last Update

    September 11 2025

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    Developmental Speech Lab

    East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824

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