Auditory Prediction and Error Evaluation in the Speech of Individuals Who Stutter

NCT ID: NCT06181149

Last Updated: 2025-08-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-01

Study Completion Date

2027-12-30

Brief Summary

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Stuttering negatively impacts communication and reduces the overall quality of life and well-being of individuals who stutter. This study will provide a strong foundation for developing neural and behavioral interventions for stuttering. Participants will be asked to name pictures, read words/sentences silently or aloud, and listen to speech and nonspeech sounds while their speech, muscle, and brain signals are collected. Some participants may also receive brain stimulation while reading and speaking.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy Subjects Stuttering, Developmental

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group 1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Delaying speech initiation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will examine the effects of misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback in participants. We will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to induce a temporal misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback while participants produce speech.

Group 2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Auditory errors and pre-speech auditory modulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will examine the contributions of auditory errors to pre-speech auditory modulation. Participants will receive auditory perturbations while speaking, and we will collect their brain activities throughout the study.

Group 3

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Contributions of the speech premotor cortex to pre-speech auditory modulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will examine the effects of stimulation of the left ventral premotor cortex on pre-speech auditory modulation. Participants will receive electrical stimulation while speaking.

Group 4

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Delaying auditory feedback

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will examine the effects of misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback in participants. We will use delayed auditory feedback to induce a temporal misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback while participants produce speech.

Interventions

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Delaying speech initiation

This intervention will examine the effects of misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback in participants. We will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to induce a temporal misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback while participants produce speech.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Auditory errors and pre-speech auditory modulation

This intervention will examine the contributions of auditory errors to pre-speech auditory modulation. Participants will receive auditory perturbations while speaking, and we will collect their brain activities throughout the study.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Contributions of the speech premotor cortex to pre-speech auditory modulation

This intervention will examine the effects of stimulation of the left ventral premotor cortex on pre-speech auditory modulation. Participants will receive electrical stimulation while speaking.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Delaying auditory feedback

This intervention will examine the effects of misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback in participants. We will use delayed auditory feedback to induce a temporal misalignment between prediction and auditory feedback while participants produce speech.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being a monolingual, native speaker of American English
* absence of developmental, psychological, neurological, or communication disorders (other than developmental stuttering) as confirmed by a certified research SLP
* normal (age-appropriate) binaural pure-tone hearing threshold (0.5-4k Hz; ≤25 dB HL for younger than 70 years, and ≤35 dB HL for older than 70 years)
* not taking any medications that affect the central nervous system
* absence of safety contra-indication for tDCS, TMS and MRI (for adults)
* scoring at the 20th percentile or higher on standardized speech-language tests (for children)

Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Arizona State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Univeristy of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Ayoub Daliri, PhD

Role: CONTACT

4807278397

Facility Contacts

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Ayoub Daliri

Role: primary

480-727-8397

Ludo Max

Role: primary

206-543-2674

Other Identifiers

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1R01DC020162-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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R01DC020162

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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