A three-arm randomized controlled trial of Lidcombe Program and Westmead Program early stuttering interventions

Natasha Trajkovski; Sue O'Brian; Mark Onslow; Ann Packman; Robyn Lowe; Ross Menzies; Mark Jones; Sheena Reilly

doi:10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105708

A three-arm randomized controlled trial of Lidcombe Program and Westmead Program early stuttering interventions

Natasha Trajkovski, Sue O'Brian, Mark Onslow, Ann Packman, Robyn Lowe, Ross Menzies, Mark Jones, Sheena Reilly

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Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare two experimental Westmead Program treatments with a control Lidcombe Program treatment for early stuttering.

METHOD: The design was a three-arm randomized controlled trial with blinded outcome assessments 9 months post-randomization. Participants were 91 pre-school children.

RESULTS: There was no evidence of difference in percentage syllables stuttered at 9 months among groups. Dropout rates were substantive and may have been connected with novel aspects of the trial design: the use of community clinicians, no exclusion criteria, and randomization of children younger than 3 years of age.

CONCLUSION: The substantive dropout rate for all three arms in this trial means that any conclusions about the 9-month stuttering outcomes must be regarded as tentative. However, continued development of the Westmead Program is warranted, and we are currently constructing an internet version.

Original language	English
Article number	105708
Pages (from-to)	105708
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Fluency Disorders
Volume	61
Early online date	8 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105708
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2019

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