2014
Toward empirical identification of a clinically meaningful indicator of treatment outcome: Features of candidate indicators and evaluation of sensitivity to treatment effects and relationship to one year follow up cocaine use outcomes
Carroll KM, Kiluk BD, Nich C, DeVito EE, Decker S, LaPaglia D, Duffey D, Babuscio TA, Ball SA. Toward empirical identification of a clinically meaningful indicator of treatment outcome: Features of candidate indicators and evaluation of sensitivity to treatment effects and relationship to one year follow up cocaine use outcomes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 137: 3-19. PMID: 24556275, PMCID: PMC4042667, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicCocaine-Related DisordersEmpirical ResearchFollow-Up StudiesHumansQuality Indicators, Health CareTreatment Outcome
2013
Correspondence of Motivational Interviewing Adherence and Competence Ratings in Real and Role-Played Client Sessions
Decker SE, Carroll KM, Nich C, Canning-Ball M, Martino S. Correspondence of Motivational Interviewing Adherence and Competence Ratings in Real and Role-Played Client Sessions. Psychological Assessment 2013, 25: 306-312. PMID: 23205626, PMCID: PMC3644854, DOI: 10.1037/a0030815.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
‘Research’ versus ‘real-world’ patients: representativeness of participants in clinical trials of treatments for cocaine dependence
Carroll K, Nich C, McLellan A, McKay J, Rounsaville B. ‘Research’ versus ‘real-world’ patients: representativeness of participants in clinical trials of treatments for cocaine dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 1999, 54: 171-177. PMID: 10217557, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00161-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChi-Square DistributionClinical Trials as TopicCocaine-Related DisordersFemaleHumansMalePatient SelectionSampling StudiesSelection BiasUnited StatesConceptsClinical trialsCocaine dependenceClinical settingRegular clinical settingRigorous clinical trialsOutpatient clinical settingLarge national databaseRepresentativeness of participantsChallenging patientsResearch patientsClinical practiceMild formPatientsSubstance dependenceNational databaseTrialsRepresentativeness of subjectsLimited external validitySubjectsTreatmentExternal validityCocaine problemsIndividualsSetting
1997
Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Comparison of Traditional Versus Random-Effects Regression Models in the Analysis of Longitudinal Follow-Up Data From a Clinical Trial
Nich C, Carroll K. Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Comparison of Traditional Versus Random-Effects Regression Models in the Analysis of Longitudinal Follow-Up Data From a Clinical Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1997, 65: 252-261. PMID: 9086688, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.65.2.252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability in treatment-seeking cocaine abusers: implications for clinical pharmacotherapy trials.
Carroll KM, Nich C, Rounsaville BJ. Variability in treatment-seeking cocaine abusers: implications for clinical pharmacotherapy trials. NIDA Research Monograph 1997, 175: 137-57. PMID: 9467796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicCocaineHumansNarcoticsPatient Acceptance of Health CareResearch DesignSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPatient-treatment interactionsTreatment responseCocaine abusersClinical pharmacotherapy trialsChallenging patient populationEffective pharmacological interventionsStudy sampleSpecific treatment strategiesTreatment-seeking cocaine abusersPatient populationPharmacotherapy trialsMedication effectsNew medicationsPharmacologic agentsTreatment responsivenessPharmacological interventionsPharmacotherapy researchTreatment strategiesLarger sample sizeCocaine dependenceComparison of findingsTreatment seekingStandardized assessmentSimple main effectsInconsistent findings