Behavioral Stuttering Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Nye, C., Vanryckeghem, M., et al. (2013).
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56, 921-932.
This meta-analysis investigates the effects of behavioral interventions for stuttering (i.e., any intervention that seeks to change the physical speech production such as behavioral modification, desensitization, fluency shaping, parent training) on speech production in children and adolescents, 2-18 years of age, who stutter.
Not stated
From date of database inception through July 2012
Randomized controlled trials; quasi-experimental design studies
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<div>At this time, for children under 6 years old, "the Lidcombe program offers the best evidence for an effective intervention for [children who stutter] CWS" (p. 931). Since this program is intended for very young children, it is not unexpected that it would be more effective compared with programs designed for older children and adolescents. Other approaches may be effective, "but the available data only allow us to conclude that there is insufficient information using the highest research standards in the discipline" (p. 931).</div>
