NCT03628755

Effectiveness of Digital Manipulation of Thyroid Cartilage and Fluency Shaping Therapy for the Management of Stuttering in Adult

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Isra University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of digital manipulation of thyroid cartilage for the management of stuttering in adult.There were three groups,Group A received Digital Manipulation of Thyroid cartilage (DMT),Group B received Fluency shaping Therapy(FST),Group C received combination of DMT,FST.

Detailed description

The purpose of speech therapy is to stop progression of stuttering while teaching the method to client how to cope efficiently his or her stuttering disorder. The goal of fluency shaping therapy to eliminate the severity of stuttering by adopting the specific pattern of speech production and also reduce negative reaction to stuttering by default). Digital manipulation of thyroid cartilage decreases tension in vocal fold and reduces severity of stuttering and improves production of speech. DMT reduces unnecessary amount of tension in vocal tract and participant speaks with relax respiration,phonation, articulation and facilitate more fluent.in DMT subject speaks in natural way rather than in specific method in every situation.

Conditions

• Developmental Stuttering

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Digital Manipulation of Thyroid cartilage	Digital manipulation of thyroid cartilage was applied to the anterior aspect of thyroid cartilage while using the thumb or finger and the patient was asked to speak. prolongation of vowel is 7 to 8 seconds, voice rest after each set is 10 second. total repetition is 60.
BEHAVIORAL	Fluency Shaping Therapy	FST session comprised of speech techniques such as prolongation of sounds, easy onset, continuous phonation, light articulatory contact, in reading and conversation in three speaking situations (speaking with therapist, reading aloud, and free conversation Reading task was for 80 short phrases.
BEHAVIORAL	combination Group	combination group intervention of DMT + FST

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-30
• Completion: 2019-07-18
• First posted: 2018-08-14
• Last updated: 2019-07-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan