2024
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Placebo Response in Randomized Controlled Trials of Tourette Disorder Medications
de Barros P, Farhat L, Behling E, Nasir M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch M. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Placebo Response in Randomized Controlled Trials of Tourette Disorder Medications. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39505141, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug-placebo differencesMagnitude of placebo responseTourette's disorderPlacebo responseStandardized mean changeRandomized controlled trialsDrug responsePlacebo-controlled randomized controlled trialsDrug placeboMeta-analysisPsychiatry conditionsClinical-researchDisorder medicationsRandom-effects meta-analysisBetween-groupStandardized mean differencePharmacological interventionsStudy-level characteristicsWithin-groupPlaceboStudy-level factorsMean changeWeb of ScienceControlled trialsMean difference
2022
Meta‐Analysis: Efficacy and Tolerability of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Tic Disorders
Behling E, Farhat LC, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Bloch MH. Meta‐Analysis: Efficacy and Tolerability of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Tic Disorders. Movement Disorders 2022, 37: 684-693. PMID: 35191552, DOI: 10.1002/mds.28957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic tic disorderTourette syndromeVMAT2 inhibitorsTic disordersVesicular monoamine transporter type 2 inhibitorsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleMean differenceRate of discontinuationTic Severity ScaleType 2 inhibitorsShort-term treatmentTic symptomsBlinded RCTEffective therapySeverity ScaleSystematic reviewTolerabilityAvailable evidenceAdverse effectsInverse varianceEfficacyRCTsInhibitorsNonsignificant effectTrials
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
2020
Meta-analysis: Pharmacologic Treatment of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Zhou MS, Nasir M, Farhat LC, Kook M, Artukoglu BB, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis: Pharmacologic Treatment of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 60: 35-45. PMID: 32387445, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo-controlled trialPharmacological treatmentPharmacological agentsAvailable pharmacological agentsAutism spectrum disorderSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsStandardized mean differenceStandardized study designsTreatment of ASDPharmacologic treatmentPrimary outcomeReuptake inhibitorsAntipsychotic medicationSpecific assessment toolsFolinic acidSpectrum disorderModest benefitRepetitive behaviorsMean differenceStudy designSmall effect sizesIndividual studiesTrialsPlacebo
2019
Meta-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
2017
The efficacy of benzodiazepines as acute anxiolytics in children: A meta‐analysis
Kuang H, Johnson JA, Mulqueen JM, Bloch MH. The efficacy of benzodiazepines as acute anxiolytics in children: A meta‐analysis. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 34: 888-896. PMID: 28504861, PMCID: PMC5629100, DOI: 10.1002/da.22643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy of benzodiazepinesPediatric patientsAnxiety disordersTolerability of benzodiazepinesRoom proceduresCurrent practice guidelinesStandardized mean differenceFunnel plot asymmetryOperating room proceduresProcedural settingsPediatric anxiety disordersTolerability analysisAcute managementBenzodiazepine treatmentStratified subgroupsPractice guidelinesControl groupAcute anxiolyticPublication biasAnxiolyticsBenzodiazepinesMean differencePatientsSpecific agentsAnxiety levels
2016
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Early Treatment Responses of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Clomipramine in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Varigonda AL, Jakubovski E, Bloch MH. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Early Treatment Responses of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Clomipramine in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 851-859.e2. PMID: 27663940, PMCID: PMC6944467, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.07.768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown ObsessiveReuptake inhibitorsTime courseEarly treatment responseTreatment effectsChildren's Yale-Brown ObsessiveSSRI agentsPlacebo groupSSRI treatmentAdult patientsTreatment responsePooled estimatesPharmacological responseHigh dosesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewClomipramineSymptom dataMagnitude of responseMean differenceCompulsive Scale
2014
A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders.
Adelman CB, Panza KE, Bartley CA, Bontempo A, Bloch MH. A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2014, 75: e695-704. PMID: 25093485, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.13r08894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPerson cognitive-behavioural therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersComputerized CBTNon-PTSD anxiety disordersCompletion of treatmentTreatment gainsStandardized mean differenceDSM-5 anxiety disordersGreater symptom reductionWait-list controlSpecific anxiety disordersFixed-effects modelClinical outcomesClinical comorbiditiesEfficacious interventionsSymptom reductionReal-world settingGreater efficacyMeta-AnalysisCBT treatmentMean differenceDisordersAnxiety symptoms
2013
Meta-analysis: pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling
Bartley CA, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis: pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2013, 13: 887-894. PMID: 23952195, DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2013.814938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differenceReported efficacyPharmacological treatmentOpiate antagonistPathological gamblingPlacebo-controlled trialBenefits of medicationsCurrent trial dataFixed-effects modelTreat principleNon-significant effect sizeITT principlePharmacological agentsMeta-AnalysisTrial dataPublication biasSecondary analysisPlaceboMean differenceAntagonistTrialsMedicationsEfficacyYear of publicationEffect sizeMeta-analysis of LCPUFA Supplementation of Infant Formula and Visual Acuity
Qawasmi A, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis of LCPUFA Supplementation of Infant Formula and Visual Acuity. Pediatrics 2013, 131: e262-e272. PMID: 23248232, PMCID: PMC3529943, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant visual acuityMonths of ageLCPUFA supplementationVisual acuityInfant formulaTrial methodologic qualitySecondary subgroup analysisVisual acuity developmentVisual resolution acuityPrimary outcomeSubgroup analysisMethodologic qualityUnsupplemented infantsAcuity developmentNineteen studiesCurrent evidenceAcuityResolution acuityBirth statusSecondary analysisPublication biasMean differenceInfantsSupplementationSignificant heterogeneity
2012
Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition
Qawasmi A, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman JF, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition. Pediatrics 2012, 129: 1141-1149. PMID: 22641753, PMCID: PMC3362904, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCPUFA supplementationClinical trialsInfant formulaLong-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid SupplementationBayley ScalesPolyunsaturated Fatty Acid SupplementationTrial methodologic qualityInfants fed formulaWeighted mean differenceSecondary subgroup analysisFatty acid supplementationMeasures of neurodevelopmentInfant Development scoresFed formulaPrimary outcomeSubgroup analysisUnsupplemented formulaMethodologic qualityInclusion criteriaPrematurity statusAcid supplementationSupplementation efficacySecondary analysisPublication biasMean difference