RECRUITING

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Stuttering

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate how mild, noninvasive electrical brain stimulation affects speech relevant brain areas, which may in turn affect speech fluency and speaking-related brain activity in people that stutter. The long-term goal of this study is to test the therapeutic potential of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for the treatment of stuttering. The study team hypothesizes that if stuttering involves impaired initiation of motor programs, delta-tuned tACS will strengthen communication between brain regions and decrease stuttering. Therefore, delta-tuned sensorimotor tACS will be paired with fluency-induced speech (choral reading), which is hypothesized to decrease stuttering via improved auditory motor integration.

Official Title

Improving Neural Oscillation and Synchrony Between Motor and Auditory Regions in Stuttering Using Personalized Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-08-05
Study Completion:2029-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06740968

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Soo-Eun Chang, PhD
CONTACT
734-232-0300
sooeunc@umich.edu
Emily Garnett, PhD
CONTACT
734-232-3371
emilyog@med.umich.edu

Principal Investigator

Soo-Eun Chang, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Michigan

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Michigan

  • Soo-Eun Chang, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-08-05
Study Completion Date2029-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-08-05
Study Completion Date2029-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • tACS
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Auditory perturbation
  • Neural oscillations
  • Brain stimulation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Stuttering, Adult
  • Stuttering, Childhood
  • Stuttering, Developmental