Investigating the speech and psychological benefits of adding internet anxiety treatment to speech practice for adults who stutter

niversity of Technology Sydney0 sites106 target enrollmentAugust 18, 2021

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

August 18, 2021

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of Technology Sydney

•1\. Adults who stutter aged 18 years and older
•2\. Above cut\-off score of 15 on the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation\-S
•3\. Functional English (writing, reading, speaking)
•4\. Uninterrupted access to a computer with Internet access at least on a weekly basis

•1\. Treatment for anxiety or depression from a mental health professional during the previous 12 months
•2\. Previous access to the Internet CBT program
•3\. Treatment for stuttering during the previous 6 months
•4\. Onset of stuttering at age 12 years or older
•5\. Onset of stuttering due to a known conversion or any other psychological disorder
•6\. Unwilling to maintain a stable dose of medication for any psychological problems.
•7\. Risk of self\-harm as assessed by BDI\-II criteria
•8\. A neurological speech\-motor disorder for example cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease.
•9\. Neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g., diagnosis of developmental delay, i.e., autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, intellectual disability and other genetic disorders)