Maintenance efficacy designs in psychiatry: Randomized discontinuation trials – enriched but not better

Introduction Although classical randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for proof of drug efficacy, randomized discontinuation trials (RDTs), sometimes called “enriched” trials, are used increasingly, especially in psychiatric maintenance s...

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Main Authors: S. N. Ghaemi, Harry P. Selker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866117000024/type/journal_article