Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06059729 |
| Other study ID # |
27231-Hafsa Noreen |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
September 11, 2023 |
| Est. completion date |
January 1, 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
April 2024 |
| Source |
Riphah International University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
The study plans to find the efficacy of a digital application/software, Al-lisan that adult
stutters can be used for assessment and management of their stuttering. The Software has been
developed with the help of a software engineer. After the current trends employed by Speech
language pathologists explored through qualitative study design, the manual which is under
development process through a focused group in which assessment and treatment options of the
software were finalized. The next step will include the reliability and validity of the
software for assessment and management of adult stutters followed by finding the efficacy of
the software. As this Application will be in Urdu language it will assist less literate and
those living in peripheries to assess or provide self-treatment options to the persons who
stutter. It will allow adults for self-assessment and treatment options in Urdu language.
Description:
The term stuttering refers to the dis-fluent pattern of speech. In adult stuttering it's a
learned pattern of dis-fluent production that may become the part of their speech
permanently. It affects 1% of the worldwide population. There are many therapeutic techniques
to treat the stuttering in adults. Self-help therapy is common to use. Besides the
personalized treatment of self-help therapy by adult stutters, there are many digital
applications available and used by many adult stutters worldwide. Few are StammerApp,
Stamurai and SMAAT. The objective of the study is to develop a digital application/software
that adult stutters can be used for assessment and management of their stuttering. This study
being a part of PhD project, started in March 2020 and until now, the current trends employed
by Speech language pathologists have been explored through qualitative study design. The
manual was developed through a focused group in which assessment and treatment options of the
software were finalized. The Software has been developed with the help of a software
engineer. The objective of this study is to find the effects of Al-lisan Urdu Digital
Software for Self-Assessment and Treatment of Adult Stutters. For this step we are applying
for the grant. As this Application will be in Urdu language it will assist less literate and
those living in peripheries to assess or provide self-treatment options to the persons who
stutter. It will allow adults for self-assessment and treatment options in Urdu language.
