2015
Item response theory analysis of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised in the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials Database
Bacci ED, Staniewska D, Coyne KS, Boyer S, White LA, Zach N, Cedarbaum JM, Consortium T. Item response theory analysis of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised in the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials Database. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2015, 17: 157-167. PMID: 26473473, DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2015.1095930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-RevisedPooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials DatabaseClinical trials databasesTrials databasesAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional RatingModern test theory approachesLevel of disabilityALSFRS-R itemsMean ageDisability levelFunctional ratingGross motorDisability severitySevere disabilityPatientsConfirmatory factor analysisItem response theory analysisTreatment effectsDisabilityDomain itemsItem response categoriesResponse categoriesALSFRSInstrument's specificitySpecificity
2011
AMPA workshop on challenges faced by investigators conducting Alzheimer's disease clinical trials
Vellas B, Pesce A, Robert PH, Aisen PS, Ancoli‐Israel S, Andrieu S, Cedarbaum J, Dubois B, Siemers E, Spire J, Weiner MW, May TS. AMPA workshop on challenges faced by investigators conducting Alzheimer's disease clinical trials. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2011, 7: e109-e117. PMID: 21784343, DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research