StutteringNCT07764419
Desensitization-Based Structured Intervention Program for Individuals With Stuttering
A study testing Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview Program in people with Stuttering, run by DİLARA BASER at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Stuttering is a common fluency disorder characterized by involuntary interruptions in speech flow, such as repetitions, prolongations, and blocks. It affects approximately 1% of the world's population and typically emerges in the early stages of language development, particularly in preschool. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 35 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Stuttering
- What is being tested?
- Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 20 Jul 2026to 1 Mar 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 35 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Aged 18-35,
- Having had at least one job interview before,
- Not actively receiving speech and language therapy support,
- Having a stuttering frequency of 3% or higher
Who cannot join
- Lacking an ethical statement
- Above-average results on Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Inventories
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Fenerbahce
Ataşehir, Istanbul, 34758
DİLARA BAŞER, Master, +90 545 454 69 54, dilara.baser@fbu.edu.tr
SEMA UZ HASIRCI, PhD, +90 545 605 59 09, sema.uzhasirci@bakircay.edu.tr
About this study
Official title: Examining the Effectiveness of a Desensitization-Based Structured Intervention Program for Individuals With Stuttering in Job Interviews
Stuttering is a common fluency disorder characterized by involuntary interruptions in speech flow, such as repetitions, prolongations, and blocks. It affects approximately 1% of the world's population and typically emerges in the early stages of language development, particularly in preschool. The exact cause of stuttering is still unknown, but it is believed to involve various combinations of genetic, developmental, environmental, and neurophysiological factors (Yairi and Ambrose, 2013). Stuttering not only affects an individual's communication skills but can also significantly impact their psychological and emotional state. Individuals may experience persistent anxiety about being ridiculed or negatively evaluated by others during stuttering episodes, and the pressure to speak fluently in everyday situations can create significant stress and anxiety (Guitar, 2013). The ICF model, developed by the World Health Organization, suggests examining an individual's health status not only at the biological level but also in the context of activity, participation, and environmental factors (WHO, 2001). In particular, the ICF-based model proposed by J. Scott Yaruss and Robert W. Quesal for stuttering offers an important framework for explaining the impact of stuttering on an individual's quality of life. In this context, stuttering is characterized by limited participation in social and professional life in terms of the level of participation (Yaruss \& Quesal, 2004). Individuals with stuttering may experience a number of problems in their professional lives. Job interviews can be given as an example of these situations. Job interviews are an important starting point in the employment process. Job interviews are a situation that creates anxiety and causes avoidance behaviors for individuals with stuttering (Hohulin et al., 2010). Anxiety is defined as "unease, irrational fear, anxiety, worry, distress caused by an unknown danger, misfortune, fear or expectation originating from the unconscious" (Bakırcıoğlu, 2016: 893). When adult individuals with stuttering are faced with a socially threatening, anxiety-inducing environment, they show physical strain and their anxiety increases during stuttering (Bloodstein, 1995; Craig, 2003). The literature reports a positive correlation between threatening or challenging stimuli and the severity of stuttering. For example; Stuttering is observed to increase when speaking to an authority figure, a group, or impatient or critical listeners (Guitar, 2013). Conversely, the frequency of stuttering generally decreases in non-anxiety-inducing situations, such as speaking to a familiar person or someone who is not an authority figure (Craig, 2006). Furthermore, speakers with severe stuttering are more likely to be subjected to negative evaluations and labeling/stigmatization compared to speakers with less severe stuttering (Gabel, 2006). The fear of negative evaluation is defined by Leary (1983) as the individual being evaluated negatively and hostilely by others, or being stigmatized. Stigmatization, in turn, is described as a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing negative attitudes and behaviors towards individuals (Corrigan \& Watson, 2002). The literature includes various therapies for stuttering and the accompanying negative emotional states. One of these approaches is known as desensitization. Desensitization for stuttering is considered an important component of therapy for individuals who stutter. According to most research findings in foreign literature, individuals with stuttering perceive job interviews as a difficult area (Bricker-Katz, Lincoln, and Cumming, 2013; Klein and Hood, 2004; Rice and Kroll, 2006). Furthermore, while many studies focus on the working lives of individuals with stuttering, there are only a few studies specifically addressing job search processes and interviews. No studies addressing job interviews for individuals with stuttering have been found in the local literature. Due to this gap in the literature, our research aims to contribute to the literature and guide future studies in this area. Our study will develop a 10-week desensitization-based therapy program and aims to examine the effects of this structured program on stuttering frequency, fear of negative evaluation, internalized stigma, and anxiety experienced during interviews for individuals with stuttering.
Read the detailed description
The structured therapy program designed for job interviews is planned for a total of 10 weeks, with pre-tests administered in the first week and post-tests in the last week. (Pre-test measurements will be taken in the 1st week, and post-test measurements in the 10th week.) Data collection will be conducted by the researcher through 40-50 minute individual therapy sessions once a week. Participants who approve the Informed Consent Form (Appendix 8) will be included in the study. Pre-test and post-test measurements will be collected via Google Forms, and the intervention program will be conducted face-to-face in the office in the 8th week, while the other weeks will be conducted online, in a hybrid format. A pilot application will be conducted before the main study begins. Job interviews in the 7th and 8th weeks will be conducted by an expert experienced in job interviews. After the intervention group completes the process, an accelerated program will be applied to the control group. While developing the content of the therapy, the literature was reviewed and desensitization-focused programs were examined (Hohulin and Sawyer, 2010; Çağlayan, 2024). Care was taken to ensure a systematic hierarchical structure in the development of the intervention, and the therapy content included desensitization strategies; education, voluntary stuttering, self-disclosure statements, gradual exposure, cognitive restructuring, scenario-based work, and role-playing exercises.
The program was finalized after obtaining expert opinions from 5 faculty members specializing in stuttering with at least 5 years of experience. The weekly general content plans for the therapies are presented below. WEEK 1:
- Taking pre-tests (via Google Forms) and providing information about the therapy process.
- Demographic Information Form
- Stuttering Frequency Measurement (400-syllable speech video recording sample)
- Internalized Stigma Scale
- Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale
- Interview Anxiety Scale
- Beck Depression Scale (The individual will complete the Beck Depression Scale for exclusion criteria.)
- Beck Anxiety Scale (The individual will complete the Beck Anxiety Scale for exclusion criteria.)
WEEK 2:
- Providing information about stuttering (types of stuttering, frequency, prevalence, causes, effects of stuttering in adulthood), working on desensitization strategies to training strategies, and supporting the individual in gaining awareness. - Identifying the individual's stuttering moments and types. Talking about their stuttering.
WEEK 3:
- Discussing career stages and job interviews. (Definitions, content, etc.)
- Discussing the effects of target variables (fear of negative evaluation, anxiety in selection interviews, self-stigma, frequency of stuttering) on job interviews.
WEEK 4:
- Discussing SWOT analysis and conducting individual analysis.
- Based on the results of the analysis, conducting studies on cognitive restructuring strategies from desensitization strategies.
WEEK 5:
- Practicing with different employer models, both supportive and challenging, created by the researcher.
- Prioritizing role-playing exercises from desensitization strategies; defining and incorporating strategies such as self-disclosure, acceptance of stuttering, and voluntary stuttering.
WEEK 6:
- Meeting and chatting with an individual who stutters and has job interview experience via the Google Meet platform.
WEEK 7:
- Conducting a job interview over the phone. (by an experienced interviewer using a standard question list)
Planned questions:
"Could you tell us a little about yourself?" "Could you briefly summarize your education and career path?" "What are your strengths?" "What are your areas for improvement?" "How do you cope when faced with a difficult situation? Can you share an example?" "What are your expectations from the job and from us?" "Where do you see yourself in five years?"
WEEK 8:
Conducting a face-to-face job interview. (by an experienced interviewer using a standard question list)
Planned questions: "Could you tell us a little about yourself?" "Could you briefly summarize your education and career path?" "What are your strengths?" "What are your areas for improvement?" "How do you cope when faced with a difficult situation? If you have an example from your own experience, can you share it?" "What are your expectations from work and from us?" "Where do you see yourself in five years?"
WEEK 9:
Discussion with the participant about the intervention process conducted in previous weeks.
A conversation about how they evaluate their desensitization experiences and the termination of the therapy process.
WEEK 10:
Taking final test measurements. (Stuttering Frequency, Internalized Stigma Scale, Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Interview Anxiety Scale, Social Validity Form)
These are the measurements taken.
- Conditions
- Stuttering
- Being tested
- Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview Program
- Keywords
- stuttering, job interview, desentization
- Medical subject headings
- Stuttering
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview ProgramBehavioural
Participants will receive a structured desensitization-based job interview intervention program consisting of eight weekly individual sessions. The program includes psychoeducation about stuttering and job interview processes, identification of anxiety-provoking situations, cognitive restructuring, voluntary stuttering, graded exposure through simulated job interviews, and individualized feedback. The intervention aims to reduce job interview anxiety and improve communication confidence and interview performance in adults who stutter.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Participants will receive the structured desensitization-based job interview intervention program. Receives: Behavioral: Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview Program |
| Control | No intervention | Participants will not receive any intervention during the study period and will complete the same evaluation program. Following the study proposal and subsequent analysis, the program will be implemented within the framework of freedom and ethical values. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Stuttering frequency
Change in stuttering frequency calculated from standardized speech samples.
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and Week 10
ANXIETY IN SELECTION INTERVIEWS
MEASURE OF ANXIETY IN SELECTION INTERVIEWS (MASI)
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and immediately after completion of the 10-week intervention (Week 10)
fear of negative evaluation
Change in fear of negative evaluation measured using the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE). Higher scores indicate greater fear of negative evaluation.
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and immediately after completion of the 10-week intervention (Week 10)
self-stigma
Change in self-stigma related to stuttering measured using the Self-Stigma of Stuttering Scale (4S-TR). Higher scores indicate greater self-stigma.
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and immediately after completion of the 10-week intervention (Week 10)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Aug 2026
- Study start20 Jul 2026
- Primary completion1 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Mar 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for StutteringStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- DİLARA BASER
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, DİLARA BASER, Izmir Bakircay University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07764419
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 3048
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: because of ethical values
Publications
Yairi E, Ambrose N. Epidemiology of stuttering: 21st century advances. J Fluency Disord. 2013 Jun;38(2):66-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2012.11.002. Epub 2012 Nov 27.
PubMed 23773662Schloss PJ, Espin CA, Smith MA, Suffolk DR. Developing assertiveness during employment interviews with young adults who stutter. J Speech Hear Disord. 1987 Feb;52(1):30-6. doi: 10.1044/jshd.5201.30.
PubMed 3807342Hohulin, A. C. ve Sawyer, J. 2010. "An Employment Interview Desensitization Program Addressing the Speech, Attitudes, and Avoidance Behaviors of People Who Stutter", Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 20(2), 33-41.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Examining the Effectiveness of a Desensitization-Based Structured Intervention Program for Individuals With Stuttering in Job Interviews
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07764419
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 3048
- Conditions
- Stuttering
- Keywords
- stuttering, job interview, desentization
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- DİLARA BASERUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Mar 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Stuttering is a common fluency disorder characterized by involuntary interruptions in speech flow, such as repetitions, prolongations, and blocks. It affects approximately 1% of the world's population and typically emerges in the early stages of language development, particularly in preschool. The exact cause of stuttering is still unknown, but it is believed to involve various combinations of genetic, developmental, environmental, and neurophysiological factors (Yairi and Ambrose, 2013). Stuttering not only affects an individual's communication skills but can also significantly impact their psychological and emotional state. Individuals may experience persistent anxiety about being ridiculed or negatively evaluated by others during stuttering episodes, and the pressure to speak fluently in everyday situations can create significant stress and anxiety (Guitar, 2013). The ICF model, developed by the World Health Organization, suggests examining an individual's health status not only at the biological level but also in the context of activity, participation, and environmental factors (WHO, 2001). In particular, the ICF-based model proposed by J. Scott Yaruss and Robert W. Quesal for stuttering offers an important framework for explaining the impact of stuttering on an individual's quality of life. In this context, stuttering is characterized by limited participation in social and professional life in terms of the level of participation (Yaruss \& Quesal, 2004). Individuals with stuttering may experience a number of problems in their professional lives. Job interviews can be given as an example of these situations. Job interviews are an important starting point in the employment process. Job interviews are a situation that creates anxiety and causes avoidance behaviors for individuals with stuttering (Hohulin et al., 2010). Anxiety is defined as "unease, irrational fear, anxiety, worry, distress caused by an unknown danger, misfortune, fear or expectation originating from the unconscious" (Bakırcıoğlu, 2016: 893). When adult individuals with stuttering are faced with a socially threatening, anxiety-inducing environment, they show physical strain and their anxiety increases during stuttering (Bloodstein, 1995; Craig, 2003). The literature reports a positive correlation between threatening or challenging stimuli and the severity of stuttering. For example; Stuttering is observed to increase when speaking to an authority figure, a group, or impatient or critical listeners (Guitar, 2013). Conversely, the frequency of stuttering generally decreases in non-anxiety-inducing situations, such as speaking to a familiar person or someone who is not an authority figure (Craig, 2006). Furthermore, speakers with severe stuttering are more likely to be subjected to negative evaluations and labeling/stigmatization compared to speakers with less severe stuttering (Gabel, 2006). The fear of negative evaluation is defined by Leary (1983) as the individual being evaluated negatively and hostilely by others, or being stigmatized. Stigmatization, in turn, is described as a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing negative attitudes and behaviors towards individuals (Corrigan \& Watson, 2002). The literature includes various therapies for stuttering and the accompanying negative emotional states. One of these approaches is known as desensitization. Desensitization for stuttering is considered an important component of therapy for individuals who stutter. According to most research findings in foreign literature, individuals with stuttering perceive job interviews as a difficult area (Bricker-Katz, Lincoln, and Cumming, 2013; Klein and Hood, 2004; Rice and Kroll, 2006). Furthermore, while many studies focus on the working lives of individuals with stuttering, there are only a few studies specifically addressing job search processes and interviews. No studies addressing job interviews for individuals with stuttering have been found in the local literature. Due to this gap in the literature, our research aims to contribute to the literature and guide future studies in this area. Our study will develop a 10-week desensitization-based therapy program and aims to examine the effects of this structured program on stuttering frequency, fear of negative evaluation, internalized stigma, and anxiety experienced during interviews for individuals with stuttering.
Detailed description
The structured therapy program designed for job interviews is planned for a total of 10 weeks, with pre-tests administered in the first week and post-tests in the last week. (Pre-test measurements will be taken in the 1st week, and post-test measurements in the 10th week.) Data collection will be conducted by the researcher through 40-50 minute individual therapy sessions once a week. Participants who approve the Informed Consent Form (Appendix 8) will be included in the study. Pre-test and post-test measurements will be collected via Google Forms, and the intervention program will be conducted face-to-face in the office in the 8th week, while the other weeks will be conducted online, in a hybrid format. A pilot application will be conducted before the main study begins. Job interviews in the 7th and 8th weeks will be conducted by an expert experienced in job interviews. After the intervention group completes the process, an accelerated program will be applied to the control group. While developing the content of the therapy, the literature was reviewed and desensitization-focused programs were examined (Hohulin and Sawyer, 2010; Çağlayan, 2024). Care was taken to ensure a systematic hierarchical structure in the development of the intervention, and the therapy content included desensitization strategies; education, voluntary stuttering, self-disclosure statements, gradual exposure, cognitive restructuring, scenario-based work, and role-playing exercises.
The program was finalized after obtaining expert opinions from 5 faculty members specializing in stuttering with at least 5 years of experience. The weekly general content plans for the therapies are presented below. WEEK 1:
- Taking pre-tests (via Google Forms) and providing information about the therapy process.
- Demographic Information Form
- Stuttering Frequency Measurement (400-syllable speech video recording sample)
- Internalized Stigma Scale
- Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale
- Interview Anxiety Scale
- Beck Depression Scale (The individual will complete the Beck Depression Scale for exclusion criteria.)
- Beck Anxiety Scale (The individual will complete the Beck Anxiety Scale for exclusion criteria.)
WEEK 2:
- Providing information about stuttering (types of stuttering, frequency, prevalence, causes, effects of stuttering in adulthood), working on desensitization strategies to training strategies, and supporting the individual in gaining awareness. - Identifying the individual's stuttering moments and types. Talking about their stuttering.
WEEK 3:
- Discussing career stages and job interviews. (Definitions, content, etc.)
- Discussing the effects of target variables (fear of negative evaluation, anxiety in selection interviews, self-stigma, frequency of stuttering) on job interviews.
WEEK 4:
- Discussing SWOT analysis and conducting individual analysis.
- Based on the results of the analysis, conducting studies on cognitive restructuring strategies from desensitization strategies.
WEEK 5:
- Practicing with different employer models, both supportive and challenging, created by the researcher.
- Prioritizing role-playing exercises from desensitization strategies; defining and incorporating strategies such as self-disclosure, acceptance of stuttering, and voluntary stuttering.
WEEK 6:
- Meeting and chatting with an individual who stutters and has job interview experience via the Google Meet platform.
WEEK 7:
- Conducting a job interview over the phone. (by an experienced interviewer using a standard question list)
Planned questions:
"Could you tell us a little about yourself?" "Could you briefly summarize your education and career path?" "What are your strengths?" "What are your areas for improvement?" "How do you cope when faced with a difficult situation? Can you share an example?" "What are your expectations from the job and from us?" "Where do you see yourself in five years?"
WEEK 8:
Conducting a face-to-face job interview. (by an experienced interviewer using a standard question list)
Planned questions: "Could you tell us a little about yourself?" "Could you briefly summarize your education and career path?" "What are your strengths?" "What are your areas for improvement?" "How do you cope when faced with a difficult situation? If you have an example from your own experience, can you share it?" "What are your expectations from work and from us?" "Where do you see yourself in five years?"
WEEK 9:
Discussion with the participant about the intervention process conducted in previous weeks.
A conversation about how they evaluate their desensitization experiences and the termination of the therapy process.
WEEK 10:
Taking final test measurements. (Stuttering Frequency, Internalized Stigma Scale, Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Interview Anxiety Scale, Social Validity Form)
These are the measurements taken.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Behavioral: Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview ProgramParticipants will receive the structured desensitization-based job interview intervention program. |
| Control | No intervention | –Participants will not receive any intervention during the study period and will complete the same evaluation program. Following the study proposal and subsequent analysis, the program will be implemented within the framework of freedom and ethical values. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 35 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Aged 18-35,
- Having had at least one job interview before,
- Not actively receiving speech and language therapy support,
- Having a stuttering frequency of 3% or higher
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Lacking an ethical statement
- Above-average results on Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Inventories
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview ProgramParticipants will receive a structured desensitization-based job interview intervention program consisting of eight weekly individual sessions. The program includes psychoeducation about stuttering and job interview processes, identification of anxiety-provoking situations, cognitive restructuring, voluntary stuttering, graded exposure through simulated job interviews, and individualized feedback. The intervention aims to reduce job interview anxiety and improve communication confidence and interview performance in adults who stutter. | Behavioural | Experimental |
Primary outcome
Stuttering frequency
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Week 10
Change in stuttering frequency calculated from standardized speech samples.
ANXIETY IN SELECTION INTERVIEWS
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and immediately after completion of the 10-week intervention (Week 10)
MEASURE OF ANXIETY IN SELECTION INTERVIEWS (MASI)
fear of negative evaluation
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and immediately after completion of the 10-week intervention (Week 10)
Change in fear of negative evaluation measured using the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE). Higher scores indicate greater fear of negative evaluation.
self-stigma
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and immediately after completion of the 10-week intervention (Week 10)
Change in self-stigma related to stuttering measured using the Self-Stigma of Stuttering Scale (4S-TR). Higher scores indicate greater self-stigma.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Aug 2026.
- Background: PubMed 23773662Yairi E, Ambrose N. Epidemiology of stuttering: 21st century advances. J Fluency Disord. 2013 Jun;38(2):66-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2012.11.002. Epub 2012 Nov 27.
- Background: PubMed 3807342Schloss PJ, Espin CA, Smith MA, Suffolk DR. Developing assertiveness during employment interviews with young adults who stutter. J Speech Hear Disord. 1987 Feb;52(1):30-6. doi: 10.1044/jshd.5201.30.
- BackgroundHohulin, A. C. ve Sawyer, J. 2010. "An Employment Interview Desensitization Program Addressing the Speech, Attitudes, and Avoidance Behaviors of People Who Stutter", Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 20(2), 33-41.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. because of ethical values
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Structured Desensitization-Based Job Interview Program in people with Stuttering, run by DİLARA BASER at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact DİLARA BAŞER, MSc (+905454546954, dilara.baser@fbu.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Stuttering frequency (time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Week 10). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07764419, which also lists 3 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2026.