The Effects of Tactile Speech Feedback on Stuttering Frequency
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 5/5/2014 |
| Start Date: | March 2011 |
| End Date: | September 2013 |
| Contact: | Dwight E Waddell, Ph.D. |
| Email: | waddell@olemiss.edu |
| Phone: | 662 915-5561 |
The purpose of this research project is to test the effects of exposure of different forms
of tactile speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency.
of tactile speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency.
A new medical grade device (FDA - category exempt) has been newly designed and built at the
University of Mississippi within the departments of Communication Sciences & Disorders,
Exercise Science, and Computer and Electrical Engineering. The device records either sound
waves (via a small standard microphone) or three dimensional accelerometer data from the
throat of a stuttering subject. This data is digitally signal processed, and "fed back" to
the user in the form of a small vibrating disk/film that can be held between the fingers or
mounted on the skin. This feedback data does not require the subject to attend to the
incoming signal.
University of Mississippi within the departments of Communication Sciences & Disorders,
Exercise Science, and Computer and Electrical Engineering. The device records either sound
waves (via a small standard microphone) or three dimensional accelerometer data from the
throat of a stuttering subject. This data is digitally signal processed, and "fed back" to
the user in the form of a small vibrating disk/film that can be held between the fingers or
mounted on the skin. This feedback data does not require the subject to attend to the
incoming signal.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults diagnosed with persistent developmental stuttering
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects below 18 years of age
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