Consecutive controlled case series
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A consecutive controlled case series is a clinical study that amasses multiple single-case experimental design studies. In consecutive controlled case series all subjects are treated with a common procedure, and thus have better external validity than cases involving fewer participants. Because all of the cases in the series evaluated procedures using single-case experimental designs, consecutive controlled case series studies have excellent internal validity as well. Moreover, because a large number of individuals are included, they may provide opportunities to answer other questions, including determining what characteristics may be predictive of more positive outcomes. Several large scale consecutive controlled case series studies describing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)-based assessment and treatment procedures have been published [1][2][3], and their findings correspond to the broader body of single-case studies describing smaller numbers of individuals.
For example, in Hagopian, et al (2013), a consecutive controlled case series was used to prevent bias towards a particular outcome.[4]
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