Current Research Projects
Improving language fluency in Cantonese stutterers using high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation
(Collaboration with PolyU)
使用高清經顱直流電刺激以提高粵語口吃患者的語言流暢性
(與理大合作研究項目)
(HSEARS20210311001)
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Participant Recruitment
Study Particulars
[APPLICATION IS CLOSED 申請已關閉]
The effects of brain stimulation on enhancement of speech fluency in adults who stutter
腦刺激對口吃成人語言流暢度的影響
(EA220242)
Speech and Neuromodulation Lab is inviting you to participate in our study on improving speech fluency in adults who stutter using behavioral and neuroscientific methods.
Eligibility:
• A person who stutter with age range of 18 - 60
• Native Cantonese speaker
• No history of brain damage
Venue:
RM 714, 7/F, Meng Wah Complex Building, The University of Hong Kong
Remuneration:
You will be remunerated with HKD500 cash upon completion of all sessions.
Duration:
The whole experiment has 2 phases and will be conducted over 5 to 6 weeks approximately. There will be a two-week break between Phase 1 and Phase 2. Each phase includes 5 consecutive sessions (~60 min) of rTMS treatment combined with behavioral speech therapy within one week. Three additional follow-up evaluations will also be administered (before Phase 1, one week after Phase 1, and one week after Phase 2).
How to Participate:
If you are interested, please sign up via the QR code or registration link (https://forms.gle/dRu68WFzrdLViYpr5), and we will be in touch soon.
All information provided will be kept confidential. For any inquiries and questions about the research, please contact Ms. Tegan Yeung (t.yeung0719@gmail.com) or the project supervisor, Dr. Mehdi Bakhtiar (mbakht@hku.hk).
香港大學言語和腦神經調節實驗室誠邀口吃患者參與關於言語治療及 rTMS神經科學療法對改善言語流暢度的研究。
參加者要求:
• 18 - 60歲的口吃患者
• 廣東話母語使用者
• 無腦部損傷
地點:
香港大學明華綜合大樓7樓714室
實驗報酬:
完成所有課程後，您將獲得港幣500元現金報酬。
時間:
整個實驗分為兩個階段，將劃分大約 5 - 6 週進行。 第一和二階段之間將有兩週的休息時間。每個階段將包括連續 5 節的言語及 rTMS治療(每節約 60 分鐘; 必須在一週內完成)。在第一階段之前、第一階段後一週和第二階段後一週，參加者亦須參與額外的言語流暢度評估以作治療成效分析。
參加方法:
如果您有興趣，請通過二維碼或連結(https://forms.gle/dRu68WFzrdLViYpr5)報名，我們會盡快與您聯繫。
您提供的所有信息都將被嚴格保密。 若您有任何有關研究的查詢和疑問，請與楊小姐 (t.yeung0719@gmail.com) 或白明治博士 (mbakht@hku.hk) 聯絡。
The neurocognition of typical and atypical language development: Towards developing early biomarkers (Collaboration with PolyU)
典型與非典型語言發展的神經認知機制研究 (與理大合作研究項目)
(HSEARS20200214002)
You are cordially invited to participate in the project conducted by Dr. Zhang Caicai, who is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Suitable children will be invited to participate in (1) a comprehensive behavioral battery of language, memory, and other cognitive tasks to examine the contribution of procedural and declarative learning and memory retention to various components of speech, language, and reading, and (2) structural MRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies to examine the neuroanatomical markers of typical and atypical language development. The behavioral battery of tasks will take approximately 3-4 days, and the structural MRI and DTI studies will take approximately 0.5 hour.
We are looking for 6-12-year-old native Cantonese children who are:
1. Typically developed
2. Suspected or diagnosed with one of the following language disorders:
a. Developmental stuttering
b. Developmental language disorder
c. Dyslexia
Compensation: HKD 1000 supermarket coupon
Registration Link: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mysurvey2/index.php/188131?lang=en
All information provided will be kept confidential. If you have any questions about the research, please feel free to contact Miss. Gao (Siqisue.gao@polyu.edu.hk). The project has been approved by the Human Subjects Ethics Sub-committee (HSESC) (or its Delegate) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HSESC Reference Number: HSEARS20200214002).
我們誠摯邀請您參加一項由香港理工大學（理大）中文及雙語學系助理教授張偲偲博士主持的合作研究。合資格兒童將獲邀參與（1）語言、記憶及認知能力的整套行為測試，以研究程序及 陳述記憶和記憶留存對言語、語言和閱讀能力的影響；（2）結構性磁共振成像和擴散張量成像，以研究典型和非典型語言發展的神經結構基礎。整套行為測試可能需時 3﹣4 日，結構性磁共振成像（MRI）和擴散張量成像需時半小時。
參與者要求：
6-12嵗廣東話為母語的兒童
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正常發展或
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被診斷或懷疑有其中一項：
a. 口吃
b. 發展性語言障礙
c. 讀寫障礙
實驗報酬：1000元超市現金券
報名鏈結：https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mysurvey2/index.php/188131?lang=en
在您報名後，我們將通過WhatsApp或電郵儘快聯絡您。您的咨詢將被嚴格保密。若您有任何疑問，請與高小姐（siqisue.gao@polyu.edu.hk）聯絡。
本研究已獲香港理工大學人類研究倫理委員會（HSFC）批準（HSESC 參考號：HSEARS20200214002）。
Improving language fluency in Cantonese stutterers using high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (Collaboration with PolyU)
使用高清經顱直流電刺激以提高粵語口吃患者的語言流暢性 (與理大合作研究項目)
(HSEARS20210311001)
