Status:

RECRUITING

Dopamine and Sensorimotor Function in Stuttering

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

University of Washington

Conditions:

Stuttering, Adult

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study is being done to understand the effect of aripiprazole on adults who stutter. Stuttering is a disorder that affects speech fluency. This study aims to understand sensorimotor pathways of st...

Detailed Description

Stuttering is a disorder of speech fluency that affects 3.5 million people in the USA alone. The goal of this project is to assess whether fluency ehnancement with auditory feedback manipulations or w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • native speakers of American English
  • for adults who stutter, presence of stuttering will be confirmed, with onset before age 6 years
  • Normal hearing
  • Ages of 18 to 65 years
  • healthy adults without hearing-language difficulties

Exclusion

  • self-reported speech-language-hearing difficulties other than stuttering
  • self-reported neurological or psychological problems
  • other medications (drugs that affect dopaminergic system and/or benzodiazepines)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 30 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07215884

Start Date

September 30 2025

End Date

June 30 2026

Last Update

October 14 2025

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Biomagentic Imaging Lab

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