Effects of Al-Lisaan Urdu Digital Software for Self-Assessment and Treatment of Adult Stutters

Sponsor

Riphah International University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06059729

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

2.2

Anticipated Duration (Months)

23.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Stuttering, Adult	Device: Al-Lisaan	N/A

Detailed 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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

52 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effect of Al-Lisaan Digital Application on Adult Stutters

Actual Study Start Date :

Sep 11, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Oct 15, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Nov 17, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group Al-Lisaan digital application will be given to participants for self assessment and management	Device: Al-Lisaan Al-Lisaan is a digital application for the self assessment and management of adult stutters.
Other: Controlled group Home plan will be given	Device: Al-Lisaan Al-Lisaan is a digital application for the self assessment and management of adult stutters.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Experimental group

Al-Lisaan digital application will be given to participants for self assessment and management

Device: Al-Lisaan

Al-Lisaan is a digital application for the self assessment and management of adult stutters.

Other: Controlled group

Home plan will be given

Device: Al-Lisaan

Al-Lisaan is a digital application for the self assessment and management of adult stutters.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Stutter Severity Index [six weeks]
Stutter's severity will be measured Pre and Post experimental study.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Stuttering Severity Index [six weeks]
Stutter's severity will be measured Pre and Post experimental study.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

19 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria will be Stutters who are above the age of 19 and who have not taken regular therapy from last one year

Exclusion Criteria:

Adults with neurogenic stuttering or any other organic cause will be excluded

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Hafsa Noreen	Lahore	Punjab	Pakistan

Sponsors and Collaborators

Riphah International University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: hafsa Noreen, PhD*, Riphah International University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Riphah International University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT06059729

Other Study ID Numbers:

27231

First Posted:

Sep 29, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Sep 29, 2023

Last Verified:

Sep 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Stuttering

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 29, 2023