stuttering. Adult onset fluency disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants will receive one anodal tDCS at 1 mA intensity over the left superior temporal gyrus and the cathode tDCS over the orbito-frontal area. tDCS will be de
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Above 18 years of age Being right handed Having moderate and severe stuttering Not receiving speech therapy in the last month
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Receiving speech therapy services out of the study Having epilepsy, mental retardation, hearing loss, central neuron system disorders, and speech motor disorders Taking anti-seizure and sedative medicines
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of stuttered syllables. Timepoint: Before intervention, one week and six weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Percentage of stuttered syllables in speech sample. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes from baseline in SSI-4 questionnaire. Timepoint: before intervention, one week and six weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: by using SSI-4 questionnaire.;Changes from baseline in OASES questionnaire. Timepoint: before intervention, one week and six weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: by using OASES questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNarges Moin
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed