Tag: Randomized Controlled Trials

Antipsychotic Trials Show Increasing Placebo Response and Declining Drug Response

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A new review of antipsychotic trials conducted over the last 24 years finds that the placebo response rate is steadily increasing, and drug response is decreasing.

Relapse in Antipsychotic Drug Trials is Poorly Defined

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There is a lack of consensus in the definition of ā€˜relapseā€™ across randomized controlled trials of antipsychotic maintenance treatment for schizophrenia and psychosis.

Randomized Controlled Trials of Psychiatric Drugs Tell of Harm Done

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The most important data in an RCT is not whether the drug provides a statistically significant benefit over placebo. The most important data is the ā€œnumber needed to treatā€ calculation (NNT). ForĀ the personĀ considering taking an antidepressant or an antipsychotic, the NNT data providesĀ the ā€œmathā€Ā needed to weigh the potential benefit of taking the drug against the potential harm of doing so.

In Chronic Patients, Antipsychotics Have Limited Efficacy in Reducing Symptoms

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A large review and meta-analysis of 167 studies across 60 years dissects placebo-controlled randomized controlled trials of antipsychotic drugs.

Study 329: Big Risk

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Study 329 seems to fit the classic picture: It has Big Pharma ghostwriting articles, hiding data, corrupting the scientific process and leaving a trail of death, disability and grieving relatives in its wake. But is it at fault alone? Both Big Pharma and Big Risk (the insurance industry) were once our allies in keeping our hopes alive ā€“ in keeping our children alive and well. They are now a threat. And of the two ā€“ Big Risk is the bigger threat.