2010
Neurocognitive indicators predict results of an informed-consent quiz among substance-dependent treatment seekers entering a randomized clinical trial.
Kiluk BD, Nich C, Carroll KM. Neurocognitive indicators predict results of an informed-consent quiz among substance-dependent treatment seekers entering a randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2010, 71: 704-12. PMID: 20731975, PMCID: PMC2930500, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyMeasures of intelligenceBrief neuropsychological screeningCurrent substance dependenceSubstance use outcomesParticipants meeting criteriaNeurocognitive indicatorsEnhanced consent proceduresNeuropsychological functioningCorrect recallSubstance use treatmentTraining versionNeuropsychological screeningTreatment seekersQuiz itemsSubstance useSubstance usersSubstance dependenceMeeting criteriaRecallParticipants' understandingQuiz scoresFalse quizParticipantsComprehension
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 ResearchConceptsClinical 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