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Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials : is blinding necessary?
Alejandro R. Jadad,R. A. Moore,Dawn Carroll,C. Jenkinson,David Reynolds,David J. Gavaghan,Henry J McQuay +6 more
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An instrument to assess the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in pain research is described and its use to determine the effect of rater blinding on the assessments of quality is described.About:
This article is published in Controlled Clinical Trials.The article was published on 1996-02-01. It has received 15740 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Blinding & Jadad scale.read more
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A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Diabetes Care in Socially Disadvantaged Populations
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Effect of metformin on cardiovascular events and mortality: a meta‐analysis of randomized clinical trials
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Empirical evidence of bias. Dimensions of methodological quality associated with estimates of treatment effects in controlled trials.
TL;DR: Empirical evidence is provided that inadequate methodological approaches in controlled trials, particularly those representing poor allocation concealment, are associated with bias.
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Consensus methods: characteristics and guidelines for use.
TL;DR: The characteristics of several major methods (Delphi, Nominal Group, and models developed by the National Institutes of Health and Glaser) are surveyed and guidelines for those who want to use the techniques are provided.
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A method for assessing the quality of a randomized control trial.
Thomas C. Chalmers,Harry Smith,Bradley Blackburn,Bernard Silverman,Biruta Schroeder,Dinah Reitman,Alexander Ambroz +6 more
TL;DR: A reasonable standard design and conduct of trials will facilitate the interpretation of those with conflicting results and help in making valid combinations of undersized trials.