NCT06809387

Investigating the SMA's Role in Speech and Reading Fluency in PWS With rTMS

Investigating the Supplementary Motor Area Role in Speech and Reading Fluency in PWS With rTMS

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medipol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to study how a part of the brain called the supplementary motor area (SMA) is connected to speech and reading fluency in adults who stutter. Researchers will use a method called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to learn more about this relationship. The main question it aims to answer is: -Will participants' speech and reading fluency improve when we stimulate the SMA with rTMS? Participants will take part in both placebo rTMS and real rTMS sessions. Participants will: * Come to the research center for 2 days, with at least a one-week break between visits * Read 4 passages and speak on 4 topics * Be video recorded while doing these tasks

Conditions

• Stuttering, Adult

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Brain stimulation	Participants will be included in the real and sham rTMS. Participants will perform speech and reading tasks before and after stimulation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-06-15
• Completion: 2025-06-15
• First posted: 2025-02-05
• Last updated: 2025-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)