The Design and Rationale of the Biomarkers for Evaluating Spine Treatments (BEST) Trial: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial

Fields, Aaron J, Batorsky, Anna, Greco, Carol M, Barth, Kelly S, Napadow, Vitaly J, Lobo, Remy, Kosorok, Michael R, McCumber, Micah, Harte, Steven, Fritz, Julie M, Borckardt, Jeffrey J, Rundell, Sean D, Vo, Nam, Psioda, Matthew, Hassett, Afton L, Weaver, Tristan E, Brooks, Amber K, Majumdar, Sharmila, Kaplan, Chelsea, O'Neill, Conor, Zeidan, Fadel, McLean, Samuel A, Mao, Jianren, Sperger, John, Anstrom, Kevin J, Kidwell, Kelley M, Mackey, Sean, Clauw, Daniel J, Carey, Timothy S, Knapik, Gregory G, Kurillo, Gregorij, Dufour, Jonathan S, Gunn, Cameron A, Chadwick, Andrea L, Goolsby, Rachel West, Patel, Kushang V, Wallace, Mark S, Mehling, Wolf, Marras, William S, Chen, Lucy, Mageswaran, Prasath, Piva, Sara R, Sowa, Gwendolyn A, Weber, Kenneth A, Bowden, Anton E, Bell, Kevin M, Peltier, Scott, Williams, David A, Schrepf, Andrew, Chidgey, Brooke, Hoffmeyer, Anna, Bailey, Jeannie F, Schneider, Michael J, Castellanos, Joel, Ivanova, Anastasia, Hurley, Robert W, Rowland, Bryce, Dalton, Diane, Berkeley, Sara Jones, Lotz, Jeffrey C, Bagaason, Sarah, Mauck, Matthew C, Mitchell, Ulrike H, Zhao, Beibo, Harris, Richard E, Wasan, Ajay D, Wilson, Leslie

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@article{allodium:10.17615/rnjh-zf08,
  title = {The Design and Rationale of the Biomarkers for Evaluating Spine Treatments (BEST) Trial: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial},
  author = {Fields, Aaron J and Batorsky, Anna and Greco, Carol M and Barth, Kelly S and Napadow, Vitaly J and Lobo, Remy and Kosorok, Michael R and McCumber, Micah and Harte, Steven and Fritz, Julie M and Borckardt, Jeffrey J and Rundell, Sean D and Vo, Nam and Psioda, Matthew and Hassett, Afton L and Weaver, Tristan E and Brooks, Amber K and Majumdar, Sharmila and Kaplan, Chelsea and O'Neill, Conor and Zeidan, Fadel and McLean, Samuel A and Mao, Jianren and Sperger, John and Anstrom, Kevin J and Kidwell, Kelley M and Mackey, Sean and Clauw, Daniel J and Carey, Timothy S and Knapik, Gregory G and Kurillo, Gregorij and Dufour, Jonathan S and Gunn, Cameron A and Chadwick, Andrea L and Goolsby, Rachel West and Patel, Kushang V and Wallace, Mark S and Mehling, Wolf and Marras, William S and Chen, Lucy and Mageswaran, Prasath and Piva, Sara R and Sowa, Gwendolyn A and Weber, Kenneth A and Bowden, Anton E and Bell, Kevin M and Peltier, Scott and Williams, David A and Schrepf, Andrew and Chidgey, Brooke and Hoffmeyer, Anna and Bailey, Jeannie F and Schneider, Michael J and Castellanos, Joel and Ivanova, Anastasia and Hurley, Robert W and Rowland, Bryce and Dalton, Diane and Berkeley, Sara Jones and Lotz, Jeffrey C and Bagaason, Sarah and Mauck, Matthew C and Mitchell, Ulrike H and Zhao, Beibo and Harris, Richard E and Wasan, Ajay D and Wilson, Leslie},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.17615/rnjh-zf08},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17615/rnjh-zf08}
}

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AU  - Harte, Steven
AU  - Fritz, Julie M
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AU  - Rundell, Sean D
AU  - Vo, Nam
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AU  - Kaplan, Chelsea
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AU  - Zeidan, Fadel
AU  - McLean, Samuel A
AU  - Mao, Jianren
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AU  - Kidwell, Kelley M
AU  - Mackey, Sean
AU  - Clauw, Daniel J
AU  - Carey, Timothy S
AU  - Knapik, Gregory G
AU  - Kurillo, Gregorij
AU  - Dufour, Jonathan S
AU  - Gunn, Cameron A
AU  - Chadwick, Andrea L
AU  - Goolsby, Rachel West
AU  - Patel, Kushang V
AU  - Wallace, Mark S
AU  - Mehling, Wolf
AU  - Marras, William S
AU  - Chen, Lucy
AU  - Mageswaran, Prasath
AU  - Piva, Sara R
AU  - Sowa, Gwendolyn A
AU  - Weber, Kenneth A
AU  - Bowden, Anton E
AU  - Bell, Kevin M
AU  - Peltier, Scott
AU  - Williams, David A
AU  - Schrepf, Andrew
AU  - Chidgey, Brooke
AU  - Hoffmeyer, Anna
AU  - Bailey, Jeannie F
AU  - Schneider, Michael J
AU  - Castellanos, Joel
AU  - Ivanova, Anastasia
AU  - Hurley, Robert W
AU  - Rowland, Bryce
AU  - Dalton, Diane
AU  - Berkeley, Sara Jones
AU  - Lotz, Jeffrey C
AU  - Bagaason, Sarah
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J, F. A., Anna, B., M, G. C., S, B. K., J, N. V., Remy, L., R, K. M., Micah, M., Steven, H., M, F. J., J, B. J., D, R. S., Nam, V., Matthew, P., L, H. A., E, W. T., K, B. A., Sharmila, M., Chelsea, K., Conor, O., Fadel, Z., A, M. S., Jianren, M., John, S., J, A. K., M, K. K., Sean, M., J, C. D., S, C. T., G, K. G., Gregorij, K., S, D. J., A, G. C., L, C. A., West, G. R., V, P. K., S, W. M., Wolf, M., S, M. W., Lucy, C., Prasath, M., R, P. S., A, S. G., A, W. K., E, B. A., M, B. K., Scott, P., A, W. D., Andrew, S., Brooke, C., Anna, H., F, B. J., J, S. M., Joel, C., Anastasia, I., W, H. R., Bryce, R., Diane, D., Jones, B. S., C, L. J., Sarah, B., C, M. M., H, M. U., Beibo, Z., E, H. R., D, W. A., & Leslie, W. (2025). The Design and Rationale of the Biomarkers for Evaluating Spine Treatments (BEST) Trial: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial. https://doi.org/10.17615/rnjh-zf08

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