Developmental stuttering. Speech that is characterized by frequent repetition or prolongation of sounds or syllables or words, or by frequent hesitations or pauses that disrupt the rhythmic flow of speech. It should be classified as a disorder only if its severity is such as to ma
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 15 children with developmental stuttering that have abnormal function in auditory temporal processing that will receive auditory temporal processing training along
Sponsors
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Have developmental stuttering Normal hearing Normal IQ
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Learning disorder Attention disorder Neurological disorder History of otitis media with effusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Riley Stuttering severity instrument-3(SSI-3). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 session training and 3 months after training. Method of measurement: Riley Stuttering severity instrument - 3 score by interviewing and observation of child verbal behavior.;Stuttering severity index includes frequency of stuttering( percent of syllable and words that stuttered) and observation of secondary behavior. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 12 session after training , 3 months after training. Method of measurement: Riley Stuttering severity instrument - 3 score by interviewing and observation of child verbal behavior. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Score of auditory temporal processing tests. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study- after 12 session training- 3 months after training. Method of measurement: Includes duration pattern test-gap in noise test-backward masking. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Hoseini Dastgerdi
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Outcome results
None listed