Measuring Outcomes Following the Camperdown Program for Stuttering: A Response to Dr. Ingham
Publication: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Volume 55, Number 1
Pages 310-312
Abstract
Purpose
To respond to Dr. Ingham’s letter to the editor, “Comments on Recent Developments in Stuttering Treatment Maintenance Research Using the Camperdown Program,” which appears in this issue of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Method
When a treatment program has a performance-contingent maintenance schedule, as the Camperdown Program has, participants vary greatly in the time taken to complete this schedule—up to 2 years or more, in some cases. We reject Dr. Ingham’s position that outcomes be measured a year after individual participants conclude their maintenance for the very reasons he has argued many times in the literature.
Conclusion
We will continue to measure the outcomes of our clinical trials after a clinically meaningful period and at the same time for all participants.
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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Volume 55 • Number 1 • February 2012
Pages: 310-312
Editors: Sue O’Brian, Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia, Mark Onslow [email protected], Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia, and Ross Menzies, Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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Copyright © 2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
History
- Received: Oct 14, 2011
- Accepted: Oct 24, 2011
- Published in issue: Feb 1, 2012
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