CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Emotional Processes on Speech Motor Control in Early Childhood Stuttering.

United States68 participantsStarted 2021-05-21

Plain-language summary

This study will compare speech variability between preschool-age children who stutter and typically fluent, age-matched peers. Differences in emotional reactivity, regulation and speech motor control have been implicated in stuttering development in children. This study seeks to understand further how these processes interact. Children will repeat a simple phrase after viewing age-appropriate images of either negative or neutral valence to assess speech motor control.

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 10 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. English as the primary language of communication.
✓. No history of neurological diseases or diagnosed speech-language disorders apart from stuttering.
✓. Parent report or direct observation of oral-facial structural abnormalities (such as cleft lip and/or cleft palate).
✓. Free of any medications that may affect neural functions (e.g., medications of seizures).
✓. Normal hearing acuity (must pass a hearing screening).
✓. Normal vision per parent report.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Failure to meet the inclusionary criteria listed above
✕. Parental report of neurodevelopmental disorders (such as autism spectrum disorders)
✕. Parental report of vision problems that are not corrected or corrected with glasses.

What they're measuring

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a negative valence condition on Day 1 (pretest).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a neutral valence condition on Day 1 (pretest).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a negative valence condition on Day 2 (retention).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a neutral valence condition on Day 2 (retention).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05003583

SponsorSyracuse University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-30

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 10 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion criteria

✓. English as the primary language of communication.
✓. No history of neurological diseases or diagnosed speech-language disorders apart from stuttering.
✓. Parent report or direct observation of oral-facial structural abnormalities (such as cleft lip and/or cleft palate).
✓. Free of any medications that may affect neural functions (e.g., medications of seizures).
✓. Normal hearing acuity (must pass a hearing screening).
✓. Normal vision per parent report.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Failure to meet the inclusionary criteria listed above
✕. Parental report of neurodevelopmental disorders (such as autism spectrum disorders)
✕. Parental report of vision problems that are not corrected or corrected with glasses.

What they're measuring

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a negative valence condition on Day 1 (pretest).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a neutral valence condition on Day 1 (pretest).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a negative valence condition on Day 2 (retention).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks

The spatiotemporal index (STI) of lip aperture during a neutral valence condition on Day 2 (retention).

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 weeks