2021
Meta-Analysis: Pediatric Placebo Response in Depression Trials Does Not Replicate in Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Trials
Nasir M, Li F, Courley S, Olten B, Bloch MH. Meta-Analysis: Pediatric Placebo Response in Depression Trials Does Not Replicate in Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Trials. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2021, 31: 670-684. PMID: 34558984, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2021.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo response ratesObsessive-compulsive disorderPlacebo responseDepression trialsResponse ratePlacebo improvementSymptom improvementAntidepressant trialsStratified subgroup analysisRandom-effects modelPediatric populationSubgroup analysisStudy visitNumber of subjectsPsychopharmacological trialsPubMed searchDifferent indicationsDiagnostic indicationsMean differenceAnxiety disordersTrialsDisordersPediatric anxietyPredictorsPossible correlates
2019
Meta-analysis of placebo group dropout in adult antidepressant trials
Li F, Nasir M, Olten B, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis of placebo group dropout in adult antidepressant trials. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2019, 98: 109777. PMID: 31697973, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPlacebo leadAntidepressant trialsDiagnostic indicationsPlacebo-controlled trialStratified subgroup analysisBaseline illness severityMore study visitsDropout rateOverall dropout rateFreeman-Tukey transformationLonger trial durationEarlier publication yearPlacebo groupIllness severitySubgroup analysisDepressive disorderStudy visitMeta-AnalysisTrial durationAnxiety disordersTrialsEfficiency of trialsSubject burdenDisordersMeta-Analysis of Placebo Response in Adult Antidepressant Trials
Li F, Nasir M, Olten B, Bloch MH. Meta-Analysis of Placebo Response in Adult Antidepressant Trials. CNS Drugs 2019, 33: 971-980. PMID: 31573058, DOI: 10.1007/s40263-019-00662-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo response ratesPlacebo improvementSymptom improvementObsessive-compulsive disorderResponse rateDiagnostic indicationsAntidepressant trialsRandomized placebo-controlled trialPlacebo-controlled trialStratified subgroup analysisSecond-generation antidepressantsPlacebo comparison groupFuture antidepressantsSubgroup analysisClinical trialsPlacebo responseTrial characteristicsGreater magnitudeDepression trialsMeta-AnalysisUS sitesTrial durationAntidepressantsLanguage limitsMean difference
2010
Time-Lag Bias in Trials of Pediatric Antidepressants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Reyes MM, Panza KE, Martin A, Bloch MH. Time-Lag Bias in Trials of Pediatric Antidepressants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2010, 50: 63-72. PMID: 21156271, PMCID: PMC3645909, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo-controlled trialTime-lag biasMajor depressive disorderYears of ageReuptake inhibitorsAntidepressant trialsPediatric depressionDepressive disorderTreatment respondersMAIN OUTCOMESystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisPositive findingsNegative findingsNegative trialsMedical literatureAntidepressantsTrialsPublication of findingsNegative resultsChild psychiatryEfficacyFindingsPublication time