Managing fluency and disruptive behaviours in children who stutter: An integrated behavioural and stuttering treatment program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: developmental stuttering disorder; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001343392
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-09-22
• Study Completion: 2019-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

Children:
- Hearing within normal limits (assessed by parent report following compulsory Western Australian hearing screen at birth)
- Presence of developmental stuttering disorder as diagnosed by a speech pathologist
- Speech and language within normal limits

Parents:
- No regular contact with another professional service for child behavioural problems
- No regular contact with another professional service for parenting support

Children will be classified into groups using the ADHD Rating Scale.
The following cut-off criteria will be applied for grouping, based on Donaher and Richels (2012): children will be classified as presenting with disruptive behaviours if they score a rating of 2 (often) or greater on any 2 items related to inattention (inattentive type), or any 2 items related to hyperactivity/ impulsivity (hyperactive/impulsive type). In addition, the participant’s overall score on the scale has to be greater than the 80th percentile for their gender (DuPaul et al., 1998; McGoey et al., 2007).

Exclusion Criteria

- Regular contact with another professional service for child behavioural problems.
- Regular contact with another professional service for parenting support.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stuttering Severity. This is assessed by calculating percentage of syllables stuttered by a speech pathologist. [12 weeks post treatment and at 3 months follow-up];Parenting Practices - assessed by the Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS)[12 weeks post treatment and at 3 months follow-up];Child Disruptive Behaviours - assessed by (1) the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and (2) Effortful Control Subscale of the Child Behavior Questionnaire [12 weeks post treatment and at 3 months follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative understanding of the effect of the Triple P Program on stuttering, parenting and child behavioural outcomes. This is a composite secondary outcome. <br><br>Qualitative interviews will be conducted and thematically analysed using QSR Nvivo 8 qualitative analysis software. [12 weeks post treatment]