Stammering
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of telespeech therapy on the treatment of stammering.
Interventions
OTHERTeletherapy
A teletherapy patient presenting with stammering (stuttering) is a person receiving speech therapy remotely, using technology like video conferencing, to address speech fluency difficulties, often including repetitions, prolongations, or blocks in speech.
OTHERTraditionally speech therapy
This type of intervention is traditional speech therapy that will be given to stammering adults, to address speech fluency difficulties, often including repetitions, prolongations, or blocks in speech.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Both Genders * Adults With stuttering 15 to 40 years according to WHO criteria
Exclusion criteria
\- Stammering with any comorbid are excluded eg. Visual and Hearing Impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stuttering Severity Instrument - Fourth Edition (SSI4) | Base line and 6 weeks | The Stuttering Severity Instrument-Fourth Edition (SSI-4) is a norm-referenced assessment used to quantify stuttering severity in children and adults, measuring frequency, duration, physical concomitants, and the naturalness of speech. The total score measures the overall severity of the individual's stuttering disorder. The examiner adds scores from the frequency, duration, and physical concomitants sections to obtain the severity score and percentile rank. These are calculated using the tables within the record form. These tables also convert scores to a severity equivalent, which ranges from very mild to very severe. It has a total score range of 0 to 20 for physical concomitants, and 2 to 18 for frequency and duration. The total score for the entire instrument is the sum of these three scores, making the overall range up to 20 + 18 + 18 = 56. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed