High-definition tDCS Treatment for Cantonese-speaking Adults Who Stutter

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

10

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 27, 2021

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2023

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2023

Conditions
Stuttering, AdultStammering
Interventions
DEVICE

Active-tDCS

Active-tDCS (1 mA) over the supplementary motor area (SMA) for 5 sessions (20 minutes per session, weekly), along with behavioural therapy of speaking tasks (i.e., story narration and conversation) using the minimum prolongation technique based on the Camperdown Program.

DEVICE

Sham-tDCS

Sham-tDCS (1 mA) over the supplementary motor area (SMA) for 5 sessions (one minutes per session, weekly), along with behavioural therapy of speaking tasks (i.e., story narration and conversation) using the minimum prolongation technique based on the Camperdown Program. Participants will receive initial stimulation for one minute, eliciting a tingling sensation on the scalp then it will be discontinued.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon

All Listed Sponsors
lead

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

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