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Alternative Therapies in Speech Therapy: how they assist in speech and writing

Integrative and Complementary Practices in Speech Therapy: application in the area of oral and written language

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9vs4zyr
Enrollment
75
Registered
2026-04-18
Start date
2021-08-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

Speech and language pathology

Interventions

It is a prospective longitudinal study with comparison between two groups. A total of 75 individuals will participate including 60 children with communication disorders such as stuttering phonological

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children with developmental stuttering aged from 3 years to 11 years and 11 months adolescents aged from 12 years to 17 years and 11 months and adults aged 18 years and older of both sexes presenting stuttering with or without a familial component. Phonological disorder children aged from 4 to 8 years of both sexes. Oral language disorder children aged from 2 to 6 years presenting delay in oral language development. Written language disorder children in the early stages of literacy corresponding to first to fifth grade with ages ranging from 5 to 12 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cases with evident neurological alterations; hearing loss; associated syndromes and severe mental disorders, such as psychosis and autism, will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that the evolution of human communication disorders (oral and written language) and the improvement in the quality of life of patients who use the speech therapy method associated with the integrative practices method will be superior to those who receive only speech therapy.therapy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There is no secondary outcome

Countries

BR

Contacts

Public ContactGisiê Balsamo

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

gisie.balsamo@acad.ufsm.br+55 55 98174-4702

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026