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Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Adolescents Who Stutter
Subcortical Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Children With Persistent and Recovered Stuttering
Who can join
Ages 9 to 13 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria Children who stutter: * English as primary language * Current or past stuttering diagnosis Inclusion Criteria Children who do not stutter: * English as primary language Exclusion Criteria Children who stutter: * Diagnosed/under treatment for any neurological or psychiatric conditions * Head trauma with loss of consciousness * Major medical illness * Hearing loss- Language/motor delay (below -2 standard deviations on standardized assessments) * Face, motor, or reflex abnormalities Exclusion Criteria Children who do not stutter: * Personal or family history of stuttering * Diagnosed/under treatment for any neurological or psychiatric conditions * Head trauma with loss of consciousness * Major medical illness * Hearing loss * Language/motor delay (below -2 standard deviations on standardized assessments * Face, motor, or reflex abnormalities
About the study
The specific purpose of this clinical trial is to compare performance on rhythm perception and production tasks between children who stutter and children who do not stutter. The overall project also aims to investigate how performance on rhythm tasks may be related to brain activity (non-clinical trial).
What is being tested
- Rhythm discrimination (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Michigan · Participants: 500 · Started: Jul 23, 2022
Contact the study team
- Soo-Eun Chang, PhD · Phone: 734-232-0300
- Emily Garnett, PhD · Phone: 734-232-3371
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05286151
Locations in the U.S.
| Michigan | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.