Tools for Reviewing the Medical Literature Flashcards
Define and describe the purpose of the NCT and DOI numbers
National Clinical Trials (NCT): a unique identifier # assigned by clinicaltrials.gov (International committee of Medical Journal Editors) once research protocol is submitted prior to study initiation
the DOI is basically the same thing as the NCT, just a different organization that does it
where can NCT/DOI numbers be found and how can they be utilized?
on their respective websites and they can be utilized to determine if a study has been published or not
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
STARD
STARD: Standard for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
Useful for diagnostic studies
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
STROBE-ME
STROBE-ME: Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology for Molecular Epidemiology Studies
Useful for ???
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
PRISMA
PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Useful for “systematic reviews” of multiple randomized trials
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
QUADAS-2
QUADAS-2: Quality Assesment of Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy in Systematic Reviews (revised ; 2nd ed.)
Useful for “systematic reviews” of multiple diagnostic studies
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
STREGA
STREGA: Strengthening the Reporting of Genetic Association Studies
useful for ????
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
TREND
TREND: Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomized Designs
Useful for reporting evaluations with non-randomized designs of behavioral and public health interventions
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
REMARK
REMARK: reporting Recommendations for Tumor marker Prognostic Studies
Useful for tumor marker prognostic studies
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
GRIPS
GRIPS: Genetic Risk Prediction Studies
Useful for genetic risk prediction studies
What is the purpose of the NCT?
to reduce publication bias
State all examples of design extension. What checklist is this technically under?
Non-inferiority trials
Equivalence Trials
Cluster Trials
CONSORT
define a pragmatic trials purpose AND what it is under
a randomized, controlled trial whose purpose is to inform decisions about clinical practice
Cohort, case control, and cross sectional studies are all what types of studies?
observational studies
State the full name and type of test(s) the following checklist can be appropriately used for.
CONSORT
Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
useful for randomized interventional trials
