Controlled clinical trials in pediatric psychopharmacology rely on blinded parents and clinical evaluators for outcome data, but little is known about the success of the masking procedures. The blindness of clinical evaluators and parents was examined in a clinical trial of risperidone in autism.

Assessment of the integrity of study blindness in a pediatric clinical trial of risperidone

VITIELLO, BENEDETTO;
2005-01-01

Abstract

Controlled clinical trials in pediatric psychopharmacology rely on blinded parents and clinical evaluators for outcome data, but little is known about the success of the masking procedures. The blindness of clinical evaluators and parents was examined in a clinical trial of risperidone in autism.
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Adolescent; Antipsychotic Agents; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Parents; Reproducibility of Results; Research Personnel; Risperidone; Treatment Outcome; Double-Blind Method
Vitiello, Benedetto; Davies, Mark; Arnold, L Eugene; Mcdougle, Christopher J; Aman, Michael; Mccracken, James T; Scahill, Lawrence; Tierney, Elaine; P...espandi
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