Generalizability of findings from randomized controlled trials: application to the National Institute of Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network.

Title : Generalizability of findings from randomized controlled trials: application to the National Institute of Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network

Source : PubMed
ID : 28191694
Authors : Susukida, Ryoko; Crum, Rosa M.; Ebnesajjad, Cyrus; Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Mojtabai, Ramin
Year : 2017
Disease Category : Drug or alcohol abuse
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Posteriori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : Propensity score and propensity score-based method
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : Yes
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : Yes
Trial participants vs. general population (from EHR, survey, a cohort, etc) : Yes
Use propensity score : Yes
Real-world data sources : patients from usual SUD treatment settings / National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN), Treatment Episodes Data Set-Admissions (TEDS-A)
Target Population Data Type Levels : National