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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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Resuscitation of newborn infants with 21% or 100% oxygen: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Testosterone and Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta‐Analysis Study
Giovanni Corona,Matteo Monami,Giulia Rastrelli,Antonio Aversa,Yuliya Tishova,Farid Saad,Andrea Lenzi,Gianni Forti,Edoardo Mannucci,Mario Maggi +9 more
TL;DR: Corona et al. as mentioned in this paper performed a systematic analysis on the relationship between androgen levels and metabolic syndrome (MetS) using available prospective and cross-sectional studies and performed a specific meta-analysis on the metabolic effects of TRT in available randomized clinical trials.
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Psychological interventions for rheumatoid arthritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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The efficacy of silver alloy-coated urinary catheters in preventing urinary tract infection: a meta-analysis
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Treatment of internet addiction: a meta-analysis.
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Intraclass correlations: uses in assessing rater reliability.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present guidelines for choosing among six different forms of the intraclass correlation for reliability studies in which n target are rated by k judges, and the confidence intervals for each of the forms are reviewed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose three basic concepts: devising the items, selecting the items and selecting the responses, from items to scales, reliability and validity of the responses.
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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.