ArticleMental health and physical activity2014
A Health Education Intervention as the Control Condition in the CTN-0037 STRIDE multi-site exercise trial: Rationale and Description.
Article in Mental health and physical activity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic review of control groups in nutrition education intervention research.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Acute and long-term cannabis use among stimulant users: Results from CTN-0037 Stimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) Randomized Control Trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Trial
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- Racial and ethnic differences in treatment outcomes among adults with stimulant use disorders after a dosed exercise intervention.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseTrial
- Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Exercise to Health Education for Stimulant Use Disorder: Results From the CTN-0037 STimulant Reduction Intervention Using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) Study.The Journal of clinical psychiatryTrial
- Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomized trial of a single session of imagery rescripting targeting the primary consequences of negative experiences with eating and appearance.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- The design and evaluation of a health education control for comparison with cognitive behavioural therapy for individuals with acquired brain injury.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Methodology of a home-based motor control exercise and ergonomic intervention programme for community-dwelling older people: The McHeELP study.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2021Article
- A Complier Average Causal Effect Analysis of the Stimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise Study.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2018Article
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Abstract
The selection of a control condition in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is critical in determining the effect of the experimental treatment. While the use of a placebo pill can be an ideal control in pharmaceutical trials, RCTs of behavioral interventions present unique challenges in the selection and implementation of the appropriate control condition. Investigators must not only consider the control condition's ability to protect against threats to internal validity and its plausibility as a possible intervention, but must also carefully implement the control condition so it does not introduce bias from either the investigators or the participants. The purpose of this paper is to provide the rationale for the use of a health education intervention (HEI) as the control condition in the CTN-0037 Stimulant Reduction Intervention Using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) trial. In this paper, we will describe the careful design of the HEI to ensure proper implementation and discuss alternative control conditions considered.
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