CompletedNot Applicable

Enhancing Speech Fluency With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Developmental Stuttering

United Kingdom30 participantsStarted 2014-10

Plain-language 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 stuttering. Half of the participants will receive anodal TDCS on five consecutive days, the other half will receive a sham stimulation for the same amount of time.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Native speaker of English. * Right handed. * Participant has moderate to severe Developmental Stuttering (Stammering) Exclusion Criteria: * 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)

What they're measuring

Change from baseline proportion of stuttering in speech sample

Timeframe: 1 week post-treatment

Change from baseline proportion of stuttering in speech sample

Timeframe: 6 weeks post-treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02288598

SponsorUniversity of Oxford

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-03-14

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