Parent-Defined Target Symptoms Respond to Risperidone in RUPP Autism Study: Customer Approach to Clinical Trials
ARNOLD L, VITIELLO B, MCDOUGLE C, SCAHILL L, SHAH B, GONZALEZ N, CHUANG S, DAVIES M, HOLLWAY J, AMAN M, CRONIN P, KOENIG K, KOHN A, MCMAHON D, TIERNEY E. Parent-Defined Target Symptoms Respond to Risperidone in RUPP Autism Study: Customer Approach to Clinical Trials. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 42: 1443-1450. PMID: 14627879, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200312000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAffectAggressionAutistic DisorderChildClinical Trials as TopicDopamine AntagonistsDouble-Blind MethodEndpoint DeterminationFemaleHumansMaleObserver VariationParent-Child RelationsPlacebosResearch DesignRisperidoneSeverity of Illness IndexStereotyped BehaviorTreatment OutcomeConceptsAberrant Behavior Checklist-Irritability subscaleClinical trialsIrritability subscaleClinical Global Impression-ImprovementDouble-blind trialPediatric Psychopharmacology Autism NetworkChief complaintCommon symptomsTarget symptomsEfficacy assessmentIrritable behaviorSymptom categoriesRisperidoneChange scoresSymptomsEffect size dInterrater reliabilityTrialsPlaceboTreatment effectsClinical applicationPrimary measureConsumer-friendly wayWeeksAutism Network