Tools for Reviewing the Medical Literature Flashcards
What is a national clinical trial (NCT) number?
a unique identifier # assigned by clinicaltrials.gov once research protocol is submitted prior to study initiation
What was the purpose of national clinical trial number?
reduce publication bias
To accurately asses a study, readers need complete, clear, and transparent information on the study’s ______ and _____
methodology and findings
What is clinicaltrials.gov?
international committee of medical journal editors- acceptable public registry, offering up to date information for locating interventional studies
What is CONSORT?
interventional study randomized interventional trials
What does consort stand for?
Consolidated standards of reporting trials
Consort extension documents design extensions for what?
non inferiority trials
equivalence trials
cluster trials
What is a pragmatic trials?
randomized, controllable tidal whose purpose is to inform decisions about clinical practice
what is PRISMA?
interventional study systemic reviews of multiple randomized trials
What does PRISMA stand for?
preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta analyses
What is STROBE?
observational studies (cohort, case control, cross-sectional)
What does STROBE stand for?
Strengthening the
Reporting of
Observational studies in
Epidemiology
What are the strobe extension documents?
- molecular epidemiology studies (STROBE-ME)
- genetic association studies (STREGA)
What is TREND?
non randomized study reporting evaluations with non randomized design of behavioral and public health interventions
What does TREND stand for?
transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non randomized Designs
