Status:
RECRUITING
The Development of Stuttering in Young Children
Lead Sponsor:
Michigan State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Stuttering
Stuttering, Childhood
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-6 years
Brief Summary
The goal of this longitudinal research is to learn why some children "grow out" of stuttering, while others persist. Children who do and do not stutter aged 3-6 years are eligible to participate in ou...
Detailed Description
The length of participation in our study depends on the subset of activities completed. Families in the longitudinal study will take part in three visits each lasting approximately 2 hrs for up to 5 y...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for controls:
- English as first/primary language
- No history of neurological disease
- Normal or corrected visual acuity
- No medications expected to affect performance
- No intellectual impairment, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD
- Age-appropriate scores on speech and language assessment battery
- Pass hearing screening at 20 dB at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000, bilaterally
- Inclusion Criteria for children who stutter:
- English as first/primary language
- No history of neurological disease
- Normal or corrected visual acuity
- No medications expected to affect performance
- No intellectual impairment or ASD Scores on speech and language assessments indicating stuttering, phonological (speech sound), or language disorders
- Pass hearing screening at 20 dB at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000, bilaterally
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06578416
Start Date
June 1 2023
End Date
June 1 2027
Last Update
September 11 2025
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Developmental Speech Lab
East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824