2011
Trajectories of Depression Severity in Clinical Trials of Duloxetine: Insights Into Antidepressant and Placebo Responses
Gueorguieva R, Mallinckrodt C, Krystal JH. Trajectories of Depression Severity in Clinical Trials of Duloxetine: Insights Into Antidepressant and Placebo Responses. JAMA Psychiatry 2011, 68: 1227-1237. PMID: 22147842, PMCID: PMC3339151, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntidepressive AgentsData Interpretation, StatisticalDepressive Disorder, MajorDouble-Blind MethodDuloxetine HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMalePatient DropoutsPlacebo EffectPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSeverity of Illness IndexThiophenesTreatment OutcomeConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo-treated patientsComparator selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsHAM-D scoresClinical trialsAntidepressant treatmentPlacebo responseMajor depressionDouble-blind clinical trialHigh placebo response rateSerotonergic antidepressant treatmentPlacebo response ratesSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAntidepressant nonrespondersPlacebo armMost patientsAntidepressant respondersMedication risksReuptake inhibitorsSerotonergic antidepressantsResponder statusTreatment responseClinical trajectoriesDepression scoresDepression severity
2005
Control Group Bias in Randomized Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Trials for Schizophrenia
Woods SW, Gueorguieva RV, Baker CB, Makuch RW. Control Group Bias in Randomized Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Trials for Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry 2005, 62: 961-970. PMID: 16143728, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.9.961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAntipsychotic AgentsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMalePlacebosPsychotic DisordersRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySelection BiasSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePlacebo-controlled trialPsychiatric Rating ScalePlacebo-controlled studyAtypical antipsychotic medicationsDose-controlled studyMedication trialsAntipsychotic medicationRating ScaleDouble-blind clinical trialNew atypical antipsychotic medicationsDose-controlled trialsTreatment completion ratesPlacebo control groupEnd point changePercentage of menDrug Administration databaseRandom effects analysisIll adultsMedication armClinical trialsNew medicationsNovel medicationsSame drugAverage age