Speech production during public speaking and semi-structured conversation, including developmental stuttering, apraxia of speech, and typically fluent speech. Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
SpeechMate is an experimental speech support system based on the principle that speaking in unison with an external voice can reduce disfluent syllables in people who stutter. The system combines a mo
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 to 65 years 2. Able to speak English with sufficient proficiency to complete prepared speaking tasks, semi-structured conversation tasks, and self report questionnaires 3. Normal or corrected to normal hearing and vision 4. Able to provide written informed consent 5. For the stuttering group: identifies as a person who stutters or has a prior diagnosis of developmental stuttering 6. For the typically fluent group: identifies as a typically fluent speaker 7. For the apraxia of speech group: self reported clinical diagnosis of apraxia of speech
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Uncorrected hearing or vision impairments that would interfere with the study tasks 2. Any medical or neurological condition that would make wearing smart glasses, bone conduction earbuds, or wearable input devices uncomfortable or unsafe 3. A diagnosed speech, language, or neurological disorder other than developmental stuttering or apraxia of speech, such as dysarthria 4. Inability to complete the speaking tasks or questionnaires in English 5. Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactBirtan Demirel
Outcome results
None listed