Beschreibung:
N-of-1 trials, a type of individualized randomized controlled trial, are relevant to almost every discipline in medicine and psychology. They can tell the clinician with precision whether a treatment works in that individual, which distinguishes from the information available from most other trial designs. They have the potential to revolutionize the way clinical medicine is practiced.
Preface.- Introduction.- What are N-of-1 trials?- N-of-1 trials in the behavioural sciences.- N-of-1 trials in medical contexts.- Aggregated N-of-1 trials.- Methodological considerations for N-of-1 trials.- Randomization, allocation concealment and blinding.- Data collection and quality control.- Individual reporting of N-of-1 trials to patients and clinicians.- Assessing and reporting adverse events.- Research ethics and N-of-1 trials.- Statistical analysis of N-of-1 trials.- The economics of N-of-1 trials.- Reporting N-of-1 trials to professional audiences.- Single patient open trials.- Systematic review and meta-analysis using N-of-1 trials.- Where are N-of-1 trials headed?- Index.