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Evaluation of Heterogeneity in Pharmacotherapy Trials for Drug Dependence: A Bayesian Approach
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Green, C. E. Moeller, F. G. Schmitz, J. M. Lucke, J. F. Lane, S. D. Swann, A. C. Lasky, R. E. Carbonari, J. P. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Journal: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse Aims: Difficulty identifying effective pharmacotherapies for cocaine dependence has led to suggestions that subgroup differences may account for some of the heterogeneity in treatment response. Well-attested methodological difficulties associated with these analyses recommend the use of Bayesian statistical reasoning for evaluation of salient interaction effects. Methods: A secondary data analysis of a previously published, double-blind, randomized controlled trial examines the interaction of decision-making, as measured by the Iowa Gambling Task, and citalopram in increasing longest sustained abstinence from cocaine use. Results: Bayesian analysis indicated that there was a 99% chance that improved decision-making enhances response to citalopram. Given the strong positive nature of this finding, a formal, quantitative Bayesian approach to evaluate the result from the perspective of a skeptic was applied. Conclusions: Bayesian statistical reasoning provides a formal means of weighing evidence for the presence of an interaction in scenarios where conventional, Frequentist analyses may be less informative. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse for the following free supplemental resource: Appendix 1] |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429522/pdf |
| ISSN | 00952990 |
| e-ISSN | 10979891 |
| DOI | 10.1080/00952990802647503 |
| Journal | The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 35 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse Substance Abuse Cocaine Dependence |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health |