A Preliminary Investigation of Rhythm-Based Intervention for School-Age Children Who Stutter

A Preliminary Investigation of Rhythm-Based Intervention for School-Age Children Who Stutter - A Preliminary Investigation of Rhythm-Based Intervention for School-Age Children Who Stutter

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000059117

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-25

Start date

2025-08-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

developmental stuttering

Interventions

Rhythm-based treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with developmental stuttering by a physician based on either the ICD-10 or DSM-5 criteria. 2. Enrolled in elementary school at the start of the intervention. 3. Still attending elementary school at the end of the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior experience with an intervention using rhythm effects. 2. Received professional intervention for stuttering within the past six months. 3. Limited proficiency in Japanese, for example, due to being raised by a caregiver with a non-Japanese linguistic background.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Results of the stuttering assessment conducted two weeks before the intervention, one month after the start, two months after the start, and three months after the start.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Scores of the CAT-J at four time points: two weeks prior to the intervention, and one, two, and three months after its initiation. Scores of the OASES-S-J at four time points: two weeks prior to the intervention, and one, two, and three months after its initiation. Speech in daily situations evaluated according to the Stuttering Assessment at four time points: two weeks prior to the intervention, and one, two, and three months after its initiation.	—

Measure

Time frame

Scores of the CAT-J at four time points: two weeks prior to the intervention, and one, two, and three months after its initiation. Scores of the OASES-S-J at four time points: two weeks prior to the intervention, and one, two, and three months after its initiation. Speech in daily situations evaluated according to the Stuttering Assessment at four time points: two weeks prior to the intervention, and one, two, and three months after its initiation.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHideaki Yokoi

Osaka University United Graduate School of Child Development, Kanazawa Campus

u224642i@ecs.osaka-u.ac.jp076-264-5513

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026