Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
NCT07389694

Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Stuttering

Led by Kansas State University · Updated on 2026-02-06

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

95 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if repeated transcranial magnetic stimuli (rTMS) can treat stuttering in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will there be changes in the brains of people who stutter because of the treatment? * Will any changes in the brain result in less stuttering? Participants will: * Visit the lab 3 times before treatment for tests * Complete 10 rTMS sessions * Visit the lab 2 times after treatment for tests

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Stuttering

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Age from 18 to 65 years
  • Self-identifies as a person who currently stutters
  • Right-handed or left-handed
  • Normal hearing and (corrected) vision
  • Able to understand and give informed consent
  • Monolingual English speaker
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker wires; neurostimulators; implanted pumps
  • Metal in the body (rods, plates, screws, shrapnel, dentures, IUD) or metallic particles in the eye
  • Facial tattoos
  • Not having medical insurance
  • Surgical clips in the head or previous neurosurgery
  • Any magnetic particles in the body
  • Cochlear implants
  • Prosthetic heart valves
  • Epilepsy or any other type of seizure history
  • History of significant head trauma (i.e., extended loss of consciousness, neurological sequelae)
  • Known structural brain lesions
  • Pre-existing speech, language, or neurological disorder (except for stuttering)
  • Significant other disease (heart disease, malignant tumors, mental disorders)
  • Significant claustrophobia; Ménière's disease
  • Women who are trying to get pregnant and sexually active women (of reproductive age) not on a reliable contraceptive
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding
  • Medications increasing the risk for seizures
  • Non-prescribed drug use
  • Use of recreational drugs such as medical marijuana
  • Failure to perform the behavioral tasks or neuropsychological evaluation tests
  • Prisoners

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Bluemont Hall, Department of Psychological Sciences, Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas, United States, 66506-7500

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Research Team

K

Kristin Pelczarski, Ph.D.

CONTACT

J

Julio Hernandez Pavon, Ph.D., DSc

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NA

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

1

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