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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

Control group design: enhancing rigor in research of mind-body therapies for depression.

Patricia Anne Kinser, Jo Lynne Robins

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05019053 (Acceptability/Feasibility of COVID-19 Intervention of a Virtual Group Intervention for COVID-19 Distress), which is not on this map. Cited by 71 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05019053 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Acceptability/Feasibility of COVID-19 Intervention of a Virtual Group Intervention for COVID-19 Distress

TypeinterventionalSponsorOhio UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled24ConditionsSocial Isolation, Emotional DisorderArmsCoping Crew
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patricia Anne KinserVirginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, 1100 East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Jo Lynne Robins
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

X-LINKED HYPOPHOSPHATEMIAM01RR000065 · NCRR · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI NESTLER, JOHN E · 1985 to 2010
$24.8M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN COMPLEMENTARY &ALTERNATIVE MEDICINET32AT000052 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI TAYLOR, ANN GILL · 2000 to 2010
$3.6M
PNI-BASED STRESS MANAGEMENT IN EARLY BREAST CANCERR01CA114718 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MCCAIN, NANCY L · 2004 to 2008
$2.9M
NCCIH NIH HHS T32 AT000052NCI NIH HHS R01 CA114718NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although a growing body of research suggests that mind-body therapies may be appropriate to integrate into the treatment of depression, studies consistently lack methodological sophistication particularly in the area of control groups. In order to better understand the relationship between control group selection and methodological rigor, we provide a brief review of the literature on control group design in yoga and tai chi studies for depression, and we discuss challenges we have faced in the design of control groups for our recent clinical trials of these mind-body complementary therapies for women with depression. To address the multiple challenges of research about mind-body therapies, we suggest that researchers should consider 4 key questions: whether the study design matches the research question; whether the control group addresses performance, expectation, and detection bias; whether the control group is ethical, feasible, and attractive; and whether the control group is designed to adequately control for nonspecific intervention effects. Based on these questions, we provide specific recommendations about control group design with the goal of minimizing bias and maximizing validity in future research.

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PMID23662111
PMCPMC3638639
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