Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Stuttering
ConditionStuttering, Adult
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorKansas State University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if repeated transcranial magnetic stimuli (rTMS) can treat stuttering in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Will there be changes in the brains of people who stutter because of the treatment? * Will any changes in the brain result in less stuttering?
Participants will:
* Visit the lab 3 times before treatment for tests * Complete 10 rTMS sessions * Visit the lab 2 times after treatment for tests
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age from 18 to 65 years
Self-identifies as a person who currently stutters
Right-handed or left-handed
Normal hearing and (corrected) vision
Disqualifiers
Cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker wires; neurostimulators; implanted pumps
Metal in the body (rods, plates, screws, shrapnel, dentures, IUD) or metallic particles in the eye
Facial tattoos
Not having medical insurance
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
DeviceThis study uses Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) applied to specific speech and motor areas of the brain to stimulate cortical areas that experience reduced activations during left-hemisphere dominant tasks in people who stutter.
Treatment groups
10 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to treat stutteringExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Changes in functional connectivity with resting-state electroencephalography (rs-EEG)
A seed-based functional connectivity analysis will be carried out between the two stimulated brain areas. To assess the changes in effective connectivity, the investigators will compare the seed-based connectivity values across sessions.
Time frame
Baseline, immediately post-treatment, and one week after post-treatment.2
Changes in behavioral measures of stuttering and phonological processing.
To assess functional changes as a result of rTMS treatment, comparison of eye tracking measurements of duration, dwell time, and number of fixations of eye movements while completing speech and language-based tasks are compared across sessions.
Time frame
Baseline, immediately post-treatment, and one week after post-treatment.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov