| Literature DB >> 19553062 |
Gregory S Brigham1, Daniel J Feaster, Paul G Wakim, Catherine L Dempsey.
Abstract
Effectiveness trials are an important step in the scientific process of developing and evaluating behavioral treatments. The focus on effectiveness research presents a different set of requirements on the research design when compared with efficacy studies. The choice of a control condition has many implications for a clinical trial's internal and external validity. The purpose of this article was to provide a discussion of the issues involved in choosing a control group for effectiveness trials of behavioral interventions in substance abuse treatment. The authors provide a description of four trial designs and a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19553062 PMCID: PMC2783779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Subst Abuse Treat ISSN: 0740-5472