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A double‐blind study of verapamil in the treatment of stuttering

Author(s) -

Brumfitt S. M.,

Peake M. D.

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

international journal of language and communication disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1460-6984

pISSN - 1368-2822

DOI - 10.3109/13682828809019875

Subject(s) - stuttering , verapamil , placebo , psychology , double blind , audiology , double blind study , medicine , developmental psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , calcium

This paper investigates the statement by Zachariah (The Antiseptic, 1980, Vol. 77, pp. 87–88) that low dose verapamil was effective in controlling stuttering in a majority of patients when compared to placebo. Fourteen subjects were studied over 6 weeks through a double‐blind trial which looked at the speech symptoms, physiological changes and individual subjective ratings of speech. No significant differences were found between the periods of verapamil treatment and placebo .

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