References and Resources for Learning More About Clinical Trials

see also: Feature | What Is ASHA Doing? | Finding Clinical Trials | Examples of Hierarchies | EBP in CD: Position Statement

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2003). Code of ethics (revised). ASHA Supplement, 23, 13–15.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2002). Systems to rate the strength of scientific evidence. Summary, evidence report/technology assessment: Number 47. AHRQ Publication No. 02-E015. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/strengthsum.htm).

Chambless, D. L., & Hollon, S. D. (1998). Defining empirically supported therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 7–188.

Chow, S. C., & Liu, J. P. (2004). Design and analysis of clinical trials: Concepts and methodologies (2^nd Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 

The Cochrane Collaboration. (2002). The Cochrane Collaboration open learning material. www.cochrane-net.org/openlearning/HTML/mod0.htm. 

Dollaghan, C. (2004, April 13). Evidence-based practice: Myths and realities. The ASHA Leader, 12. 

Friedman, L. M., Furberg, C. D., & DeMets, D. L. (1996). Fundamentals of clinical trials (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. 

Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. (2005). Levels of evidence and grades of recommendation. Oxford, U.K. Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (http://www.cebm.net/levels_of_evidence.asp). 

Pring, T. (2004). Ask a silly question: Two decades of troublesome trials. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 39, 285–302. 

Robey, R. R. (2004). A five-phase model for clinical-outcome research. Journal of Communication Disorders, 37, 401–411. 

Robey, R. R., & Schultz, M. C. (1998). A model for conducting clinical outcome research: An adaptation of the standard protocol for use in aphasiology. Aphasiology, 12, 787–810. 

Spilker, B. (1991). Guide to clinical trials. New York: Raven Press. 

Whyte, J. (2003). Clinical trials in rehabilitation: What are the obstacles? American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 82 (Supplement), S16–S21.