title: The evaluation of different approaches to randomized clinical trials. Report on the 1987 MacArthur Foundation Network I Methodology Workshop.
abstract: The second annual MacArthur Foundation Network I Methodology Workshop focused on the different approaches to implementing randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and the situations in which each approach seems to be most appropriate. We reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches (single-site RCTs, multisite collaborative RCTs, multiple single-site RCTs, and meta-analysis of existing RCTs), and we make recommendations based on these considerations proposed.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, CA 94305.
authors: H C
authors: HC
authors: Kraemer
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Pruyn
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*