Randomized clinical trials of nonpharmacological treatments

• Other Authors: Boutron, Isabelle (Editor), Ravaud, Philippe (Editor), Moher, David 1957- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Chapman and Hall/CRC 2012
• Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC biostatistics series v. 46
• Subjects: Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic > methods; Biomedical Research > methods; Research Design; Data Interpretation, Statistical
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 Nonpharmacological treatments include a wide variety of treatments such as surgery, technical procedures, implantable and non-implantable devices, rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and behavioral interventions. Unlike pharmacological treatments, these have no specific requirements for approval. Consequently, they can be widely proposed in clinical practice but may not have been adequately evaluated. This situation is an important barrier for the evaluation of the beneficial effects of these treatments and the conduct of clinical trials. Randomized Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacologic Treatments focuses on the methods for assessing nonpharmacological treatments, highlighting specific issues and trial design