Actively Recruiting
The Development of Stuttering in Young Children
Led by Michigan State University · Updated on 2026-04-16
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
208 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Michigan State University
Lead Sponsor
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
The Development of Stuttering in Young Children
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- English as first or primary language
- No history of neurological disease
- Normal or corrected visual acuity
- No medications expected to affect performance
- No intellectual impairment, autism spectrum disorder, or ADHD for controls
- Age-appropriate scores on speech and language assessment battery for controls
- Pass hearing screening at 20 dB at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz bilaterally
- For children who stutter: scores indicating stuttering, phonological, or language disorders
You will not qualify if you...
- History of neurological disease
- Intellectual impairment
- Autism spectrum disorder
- ADHD
- Medications expected to affect performance
- Visual acuity not normal or corrected
- Hearing loss exceeding 20 dB at 500, 1000, 2000, or 4000 Hz in either ear
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Developmental Speech Lab
East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Katelyn Gerwin, Ph.D.
CONTACT
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Bridget Walsh, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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