Background: Within medicine there is an agreed hierarchy of levels of research evidence
with randomized controlled trials at the top and expert opinion at the bottom. When …

Abstract The Lidcombe Programme is an operant intervention for early stuttering that parents
administer to children in their everyday speaking environments. The treatment was …

University of Cincinnati, OH critical need of clinicians is to find or design intervention
procedures that produce improved communication. Developing effective treatment methods …

Problem formulation, or the asking of wellbuilt questions, is the first step in the evidence-
based practice (EBP) process. Often it is the first stumbling block for clinicians as the …

It is clearly important for clinicians to understand and evaluate new treatment approaches,
particularly when claims are made concerning high levels of efficacy. The Lidcombe …

Background: Randomized control trials and the use of meta‐analysis in systematic reviews
are the basis of evidence‐based practice. The paper reviews their use in the development of …

Background A range of interventions have been developed to treat stuttering in recent years.
The effectiveness of these interventions has largely been assessed in studies focusing on …

Abstract Background The Rotterdam Evaluation Study of Stuttering Therapy randomized trial
(RESTART) was seminal, comparing the Lidcombe Program with RESTART Demands and …

Background While evidence‐based practice is widely endorsed by researchers, clinicians
and professional bodies as a guiding framework for the provision of quality care to clients …

Background: Data have accumulated to show that the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering
intervention is a safe treatment with positive outcomes for preschoolers who stutter, and a …