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The Oakville therapy program for preschool children

Determining the effectiveness of the Oakville program on stuttering severity in children under 6 years old; an interventional study:

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20150101020525N8
Enrollment
5
Registered
2025-06-12
Start date
2025-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Stuttering. Childhood onset fluency disorder

Interventions

Intervention group: Five preschooler participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be selected using a convenience sampling method. To establish the first baseline, at least three speech samples,

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A child aged between 3 years and 5 years and 11 months Having stuttering with at least 8% of syllables stuttered The child must have stuttered for at least 6 months and have not received any treatment in the past 6 months. The parent's willingness to undergo stuttering treatment and participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a significant intellectual disability Having a hearing impairment Having a history of neurological disorder Having a language disorder Having a speech sound disorder Having an ADHD disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The percentage of stuttered syllables (SS%). Timepoint: Assessment before the start of the intervention and once every 7 days until the end of the study, a total of 19 times. Method of measurement: Counting stuttered syllables in 100 spoken words.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBijan Shafiei

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

shafiei_al@rehab.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 5035

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026