The Development of Stuttering in Young Children

The goal of this longitudinal research is to learn why some children "grow out" of stuttering, while others persist. Children who do and do not stutter aged 3-6 years are eligible to participate in our study. During the study, children's speech and language abilities will be assessed with standardized assessments, and they complete several child-friendly experiments. During these experiments, brain activity will be recorded using specialized caps while children describe pictures, children will speak in two virtual-reality scenarios, and produce speech while keeping to a beat.

NCT Number	NCT06578416
Lead Sponsor	Michigan State University Collaborators: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions	Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
Enrollment	120 participants
Start Date	2023-06-01
Primary Completion	2027-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-04-16