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Attrition in Randomized Controlled Trials for Pediatric Chronic Conditions
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OBJECTIVE: To examine attrition variables in randomized controlled trials of cognitive behavioral interventions for children with chronic illnesses. METHODS: We examined attrition rates reported on 40 randomized cognitive behavioral interventions published in six pediatric research journals, during the years 2002-2007. Intervention focus was limited to children with a chronic medical condition, such as asthma, obesity, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, sickle cell disease, and cystic fibrosis. RESULTS: Mean rate of enrollment refusal was 37% (range 0-75%). Mean attrition rate was 20% (range 0-54%) for initial follow-up and 32% (range 0-59%) for extended follow-up. Of the reviewed articles, 40% included a CONSORT diagram. CONCLUSIONS: Strategies that can be used to limit attrition include tailoring recruitment to the study population, providing personalized feedback, maintaining consistent study procedures, providing incentives, and using intensive tracking measures. There is a need for standardized definitions and reporting of attrition rates in randomized cognitive behavioral intervention studies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Karlson, C. W., & Rapoff, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- ORCID
- Karlson, C. W.
- Venue
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2008-12-08
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 782-793
- ISSN
- 0146-8693 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-735X
- OpenAlex
- W2117776447
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 72
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- FWCI
- 4.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
- Keywords
- attrition, randomized controlled trials, pediatric chronic conditions, cognitive-behavioral intervention, children, attrition rates, CONSORT flow diagram, reporting guidelines, recruitment strategies, incentives, asthma, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, arthritis, childhood cancer
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Child, Chronic Disease, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Pediatrics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Patient Selection, Research Subjects
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