Actively Recruiting
Speech Signals in Stuttering
Led by University of Pittsburgh · Updated on 2025-09-15
600
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
271 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pittsburgh
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research study is to understand how speech and language are processed in the brain. This study will provide information that may help with the understanding how speech and language are processed in children and whether there may be differences between children who stutter and children who do not stutter. This project will evaluate these neural processes for speech signals in children who stutter and control subjects through a battery of behavioral speech and language tests, electroencephalography-based (EEG) tasks, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and computational modeling.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Speech Signals in Stuttering
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Speaks English as primary language
- Language abilities within the typical range
- Cognitive abilities within the typical range
- No contraindications for MRI
- Presence of developmental stuttering (onset in childhood) for children who stutter
- No history of other communication disorder for children who stutter
- No family history of stuttering for children who do not stutter
- No history of other communication disorders (e.g., hearing impairment, language impairment, cognitive impairment/injury) for children who do not stutter
You will not qualify if you...
- Taking medication that alters neural function
- Cognitive skills below the typical range
- Major medical illness
- Not a fluent speaker of English
- Pregnant or possibly pregnant
- Metal implants in your body (including pacemakers, neurostimulators, or other metal objects)
- Shrapnel injuries
- Ocular foreign bodies (e.g., metal shavings)
- Metal piercings that cannot be removed for the scan
- Tattoos containing iron or metal pigments
- Prone to claustrophobia
- For fMRI, head circumference greater than 60cm or weight over 300 pounds
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
Not Yet Recruiting
2
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Brittany Coleman, MS, CCC-SLP
CONTACT
A
Ashley Parker, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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