The Effects of Tactile Speech Feedback on Stuttering Frequency
- Conditions
- Stuttering
- Registration Number
- NCT01315730
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Mississippi, Oxford
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this research project is to test the effects of exposure of different forms of tactile speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency.
- Detailed Description
A new medical grade device (FDA - category exempt) has been newly designed and built at the University of Mississippi within the departments of Communication Sciences \& Disorders, Exercise Science, and Computer and Electrical Engineering. The device records either sound waves (via a small standard microphone) or three dimensional accelerometer data from the throat of a stuttering subject. This data is digitally signal processed, and "fed back" to the user in the form of a small vibrating disk/film that can be held between the fingers or mounted on the skin. This feedback data does not require the subject to attend to the incoming signal.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Adults diagnosed with persistent developmental stuttering
- Subjects below 18 years of age
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Speech Fluency 1 week Speech fluency was defined by either reading or saying a set syllable sentence in a book which is normally 8th grade reading level or lower. Pauses or stutters are considered positive indicators of dis-fluent speech.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The University of Mississippi
🇺🇸University, Mississippi, United States
The University of Mississippi🇺🇸University, Mississippi, United States