ITRSelect (version 1.0-1)

SSTARD.twostage: Simulated two-stage dataset from the STAR*D study

Description

This data is constructed based on the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study. Due to a data confidentiality agreement, we are not able to provide the original dataset. Here, we generate simulated data that are similar to the original dataset.

Usage

data("SSTARD.twostage")

Format

A list with 73 observations.

Y

Patients' responses. The larger the better.

A2

Treatments patients receive at the second decision point.

X2

The intermediate covariates collected between two decision points.

A1

Treatments patients receive at the first decision point.

X1

Patients' baseline covariates.

References

Fava, M., Rush, A. J., Trivedi, M. H., Nierenberg, A. A., Thase, M. E., Sack- eim, H. A., Quitkin, F. M., Wisniewski, S., Lavori, P. W., Rosenbaum, J. F. et al. (2003). Background and rationale for the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR* D) study. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 26: 457-494.

Rush, A. J., Fava, M., Wisniewski, S. R., Lavori, P. W., Trivedi, M. H., Sack- eim, H. A., Thase, M. E., Nierenberg, A. A., Quitkin, F. M., Kashner, T. M. et al. (2004). Sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR* D): rationale and design. Controlled clinical trials, 25: 119-142.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
data(SSTARD.twostage)
# }