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Behavioral Clinical Trials for Chronic Diseases, 1st ed. 2021
Scientific Foundations
Authors: Powell Lynda H., Freedland Kenneth E., Kaufmann Peter G.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Behavioral Clinical Trials for Chronic Diseases:
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Introduction: the window of opportunity.- A selected history of randomized behavioral clinical trials: what we learned.- A clinically significant problem and a clincially significant benefit.- The process of developing a behavioral treatment for chronic disease.- The hypothesized pathway from behavioral treatment to chronic disease.- Equipoise, blinding, and investigator discipline.- Sensitivity to diversity.- Protection of randomization.- Choice of appropriate control group.- Readiness to conduct a behavioral randomized clinical trial.- Concluding remarks.
First comprehensive book on basic principles in the design and conduct of behavioral RCTs aimed at preventing or managing chronic diseases
Aims to promote same level of rigor in behavioral RCTs that is characteristic of double-blind drug RCTs
Integrates wisdom from the scientific method and influential behavioral trials to offer new directions and opportunities for the future