학술논문
Information without Implementation: A Practical Example for Developing a Best Practice Education Control Group.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*COGNITIVE therapy
*OSTEOARTHRITIS
*INSOMNIA
*PAIN
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Language
ISSN
1540-2002
Abstract
This article considers methodology for developing an education-only control group and proposes a simple approach to designing rigorous and well-accepted control groups. This approach is demonstrated in a large randomized trial. The Lifestyles trial (n = 367) compared three group interventions: (a) cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for osteoarthritis pain, (b) CBT for osteoarthritis pain and insomnia, and (c) education-only control (EOC). EOC emulated the interventions excluding hypothesized treatment components and controlling for nonspecific treatment effects. Results showed this approach resulted in a control group that was highly credible and acceptable to patients. This approach can be an effective and practical guide for developing high-quality control groups in trials of behavioral interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]