Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Stuttering
Modulating Bilateral Cortical Activation In Adults Who Stutter: A Pilot Study
Kansas State University
2 participants
Feb 15, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if repeated transcranial magnetic stimuli (rTMS) can treat stuttering in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will there be changes in the brains of people who stutter because of the treatment? * Will any changes in the brain result in less stuttering? Participants will: * Visit the lab 3 times before treatment for tests * Complete 10 rTMS sessions * Visit the lab 2 times after treatment for tests
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- Age from 18 to 65 years
- Self-identifies as a person who currently stutters
- Right-handed or left-handed
- Normal hearing and (corrected) vision
- Able to understand and give informed consent
- Monolingual English speaker
Exclusion Criteria21
- Cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker wires; neurostimulators; implanted pumps
- Metal in the body (rods, plates, screws, shrapnel, dentures, IUD) or metallic particles in the eye
- Facial tattoos
- Not having medical insurance
- Surgical clips in the head or previous neurosurgery
- Any magnetic particles in the body
- Cochlear implants
- Prosthetic heart valves
- Epilepsy or any other type of seizure history
- History of significant head trauma (i.e., extended loss of consciousness, neurological sequelae)
- Known structural brain lesions
- Pre-existing speech, language, or neurological disorder (except for stuttering)
- Significant other disease (heart disease, malignant tumors, mental disorders)
- Significant claustrophobia; Ménière's disease
- Women who are trying to get pregnant and sexually active women (of reproductive age) not on a reliable contraceptive
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding
- Medications increasing the risk for seizures
- Non-prescribed drug use
- Use of recreational drugs such as medical marijuana
- Failure to perform the behavioral tasks or neuropsychological evaluation tests
- Prisoners
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Interventions
This study uses Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) applied to specific speech and motor areas of the brain to stimulate cortical areas that experience reduced activations during left-hemisphere dominant tasks in people who stutter.
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NCT07389694