Randomized Controlled Trials

Phyllis Solomon, Mary M. Cavanaugh, Jeffrey Draine

ISBN 10: 0195333195 / ISBN 13: 9780195333190

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, US, 2009

About this Item

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered by many researchers and providers to be the gold standard of health and social service effectiveness research. However, there exist scant resources that deal with the complex nature of designing and implementing RCTs in community-based settings. This clearly written pocket guide provides researchers and social service practitioners insight into each step of an RCT. The goal of this text is to enable readers to understand, design, and implement a community-based RCT. From the initial stage of planning the RCT and developing its conceptual foundations through implementation, the authors provide a wealth of detail and case studies from social work practice research that assist readers to comprehend the detailed information provided. Accessible, concrete advice is woven throughout the text and tackles the many design and implementation challenges that arise in community practice settings. The importance of utilizing a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods is encouraged due to the intricate nature of RCT research in community-based environments. Through utilizing practical case examples, this pocket guide reviews the essentials of RCTs in a manner that will appeal to researchers, practitioners and students alike who are seeking the necessary tools to build the empirical knowledge base for community-based psychosocial interventions for social work.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Randomized Controlled Trials
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195333195
• ISBN 13: 9780195333190
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 1.52W x 13.72H x 20.83D centimeters 1.52 centimeters width by 13.72 centimeters height by 20.83 centimeters depth
• Weight: 295 grams

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Synopsis

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been the gold standard for health and social service research for generations of professionals. However, even with the development of methods to accommodate a large number of professional perspectives and fields of intervention, there is still no comprehensive resource for learning how to deal with the complex nature of RCTs conducted in community settings. In this book, the authors draw on their extensive experience conducting randomized controlled trials to compile a practical and accessible guide to RCTs in community-based practice settings.

About the Author

Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D., is a Professor of social Work in the School of Social Policy and Practice and Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Mary M. Cavanaugh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. Jeffrey Draine, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry at the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania.