Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 113-122, February 1999

Are Randomized Control Trial Outcomes Influenced by the Inclusion of a Placebo Group?

A Systematic Review of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Trials for Arthritis Treatment

  • Paula A. Rochon

      Affiliations

    • Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Paula A. Rochon, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6A 2E1
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  • Malcolm A. Binns

      Affiliations

    • Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jason A. Litner

      Affiliations

    • Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Geoffrey M. Litner

      Affiliations

    • Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Michelle S. Fischbach

      Affiliations

    • Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Eisenberg

      Affiliations

    • Center for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA USA
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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  • Ted J. Kaptchuk

      Affiliations

    • Center for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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  • William B. Stason

      Affiliations

    • MetaWorks, Boston, MA USA
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  • Thomas C. Chalmers

      Affiliations

    • MetaWorks, Boston, MA USA

Accepted 13 October 1998.

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PII: S0895-4356(98)00149-8

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 113-122, February 1999

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