Tools for Reviewing Medical Lit

Question 1

NCT

Answer 1

national clinical trials number

Question 2

define NCT

Answer 2

an identifier # assigned by clinicaltrials.gov

prior to study initiation

to reduce publication bias

Question 3

what is used to reduce publication bias?

Answer 3

nct

Question 4

to accurately assess a study, readers need complete and transparent information on the study’s ?

Answer 4

methodology and findings

Question 5

healthcare professionals use _____ to aid in a stepwise, systematic …. ?

Answer 5

checklists

systematic review of published medical lit

Question 6

checklist for randomized interventional trials

Answer 6

CONSORT

Question 7

CONSORT

Answer 7

CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials

interventional trials

Question 8

CONSORT extension documents for what designs?

Answer 8

non-inferiority trials
equivalence trials
cluster trials
pragmatic trials

Question 9

define pragmatic trials

Answer 9

randomized, controlled trials, where the purpose is to inform decisions about clinical practice

Question 10

checklist for systematic reviews of multiple randomized trials

Answer 10

PRISMA

Question 11

PRISMA

Answer 11

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses

for systematic reviews of multiple interventional studies

Question 12

checklist for observational studies

Answer 12

STROBE

Question 13

STROBE

Answer 13

Strengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology

for observational studies

Question 14

types of observational studies

Answer 14

cohort
case-control
cross-sectional

Question 15

checklists can also be called _____ for reporting ?

Answer 15

guidelines for reporting X type of study

Question 16

STROBE extension documents

Answer 16

STROBE-ME

STREGA

Question 17

STROBE-ME

Answer 17

Molecular Epidemiology studies

observational study checklist

Question 18

STREGA

Answer 18

genetic association observational studies

Strengthening the Reporting of Genetic Association studies

Question 19

TREND

Answer 19

Transparent Reporting of Evaluations w/ Non-randomized Designs

checklist for non-randomized studies

Question 20

checklist for reporting evaluations w/ non-randomized designs of _____ and _____ _____ _____ .

Answer 20

TREND

non-randomized designs of behavioral and public health interventions

Question 21

checklist for tumor marker prognostic studies

Answer 21

REMARK

Question 22

REMARK

Answer 22

reporting recommendations for tumor marker prognostic studies

checklist for tumor mark studies

Question 23

checklist for genetic risk prediction studies

Answer 23

GRIPS

Question 24

GRIPS

Answer 24

genetic risk prediction studies

checklist for genetic risk prediction studies

Question 25

checklist for diagnostic studies

Answer 25

STARD

Question 26

STARD

Answer 26

STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy studies

checklist for diagnostic studies

Question 27

checklist for systematic reviews of multiple diagnostic studies

Answer 27

QUADAS-2

Question 28

QUADAS-2

Answer 28

quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy in systematic reviews

checklist for systematic reviews of multiple diagnostic studies

Question 29

DOI

Answer 29

digital object identifier number

Question 30

what is the DOI system used for?

Answer 30

for the registration of medical/scientific devices

using the website DOI.org