CompletedNot Applicable

High-definition tDCS Treatment for Cantonese-speaking Adults Who Stutter

Hong Kong10 participantsStarted 2021-07-27

Plain-language summary

The proposed study aims to investigate the effect of combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and behavioural speech training in improving speech fluency in Cantonese-speaking adults who stutter (AWS), and to examine its maintenance over a 6-week period.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Demonstrated features of stuttering; * More than 2% of syllables stuttered over three baseline speech samples, as measured by qualified speech therapists. Exclusion Criteria: * Personal or family history of epilepsy or seizures * History of a neurological condition * Speech disorders * Hearing impairment * Metallic foreign body implant * On medications that lower neural thresholds (e.g. tricyclines, antidepressants, neuroleptic agents, etc.) * Pregnant * Had speech therapy for stuttering in the past four months

What they're measuring

Stuttering severity [Percent syllables stuttered (%SS)]

Timeframe: Change before, immediately after, one week and six weeks after treatment

Stuttering severity [Severity rating (SR)]

Timeframe: Change before, immediately after, one week and six weeks after treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05574803

SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-31

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