Sources of Site Differences in the Efficacy of a Multisite Clinical Trial: The Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 439-450

  Spirito, Anthony ^a   Abebe, Kaleab Z ^b   Iyengar, Satish ^b   Brent, David ^c   Vitiello, Benedetto ^d   Clarke, Gregory ^e   Wagner, Karen Dineen ^f   Asarnow, Joan ^g   Emslie, Graham ^h   Keller, Martin ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

multisite clinical trials; protocol fidelity; sampling factors; site differences; The Treatment of SSRI Resistant Depression in Adolescents study

Indexed keywords

VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66949167534     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014834     Document Type: Article

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