Executive Function Performance in Children Who Stutter
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- PEPL numerical stroop test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study aims to asses the executive function in children who stutter for better management of those children
Detailed Description
It is a case control study which will be done on 30 child who stutter and 15 normal child as a control group. Executive function testing will be done using computerized program called PEPL . Also, total intelligence quation(IQ) , verbal IQ, non verbal IQ will be assessed in both groups. stuttering severity will be assessed in case group.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Control
- Time Perspective
- Other
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 7 Years to 15 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patient and volunteers age between 7 years and 15 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of secondary stuttering.
- •Language impairment and other speech problem.
- •Concurrent or history of psychiatric, cognitive, neurological disorders or hearing impairment.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
PEPL numerical stroop test
Time Frame: one year
Using the Psychological Experimental Building Language (PEBL) current version 2.1 released at 2018 (Muller \& Piper, 2014). The test measuring inhibitory function It asses the reaction time in seconds, the total numbers of errors ranging between 0-200
Working memory score
Time Frame: one year
Sub-test of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th Edition (SB5) The score ranging between 40-130
Cognitive flexibility function (sub-division of executive function testing)
Time Frame: one year
PEPL Berg's Card Sorting Test 64 version of Berg's (1948) Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The child is asked to sort multi-attribute cards into piles according to an unknown and changing rule. It provides an indication of which rule (shape, color or number) is easiest for the individual. It aims to asses Number of Correct Responses: ranging between 0-64 Number of Total Errors ranging between 0-64 Percent of Perseverative Responses Percent of Perseverative Errors Percent of Non-Perseverative Errors Number of Unique Errors
Secondary Outcomes
- Non word Repetation score(Fawzy et al., 2012)(one year)
- Backward digit span score (Aboras et al., 2008)(one year)
Investigators
Rasha Mohamed Hashem
Assistant lecturer
Sohag University