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To maximize the probability that groups receiving different interventions are comparable.

It eliminates bias from excluding patients for various reasons.

An assignment of subjects determined by chance alone, using methods like computer-generated random numbers.

Clinical Trials: A Practical Approach.

Establishing clinical significance and comparing results with previous studies.

Reasons directly related to the study question, not convenience or availability.

To assess trends in adverse events and efficacy results.

An intervention similar to the active one but without the active ingredient.

Informed consent must be obtained from all subjects.

They can affect the generalizability of the results; broader criteria allow for a wider population representation.

It facilitates recording of data to meet study objectives and promotes adherence to protocol.

Study design, subjects enrolled, condition evaluated, study intervention, investigator and staff, and trial environment.

It helps to prevent bias in the assessment of outcomes by keeping participants and/or researchers unaware of group assignments.

The research protocol and any subsequent amendments.

Trials that compare a new drug with current standard treatments in larger studies.

A statistician, rather than relying on judgment or guesswork.

Changes in subjects' behavior due to awareness of being observed, which can affect study outcomes.

It refers to the selection of human subjects and who benefits from the research results.

To allow other investigators to repeat the study using identical design and audit the results.

It prevents knowledge of the treatment from influencing outcomes, especially subjective outcomes like pain.

To permit accurate and systematic collection of individual subject data.

A statement about the sample size, power of the study, and significance level (p value).

Analysis strategy for primary and secondary outcome variables.

To compare the effects between the experimental group and the control group.

Subgroup analysis decided after data collection, useful for generating hypotheses for future studies.

Risk difference = Risk in exposed – Risk in non-exposed.

They are essential for determining causal effects and minimizing bias.

Specific factors that may have influenced or biased the data and interpretation.

To strengthen the validity of the results by controlling for unknown variables.

A statistician.

To ensure that any differences in outcomes are due to the intervention and not other factors.

Statistical exercises and interpretation of clinical meaning.

The use of unwilling concentration camp prisoners during World War II.

Researchers have no influence in choosing which subjects receive the experimental or control intervention.

Evaluation of data based on specific characteristics like age, sex, or severity of disease.

Ethical constraints, high costs, time requirements, and risk of volunteer bias.

A design where subjects are exposed to both the experimental and control interventions sequentially, usually with a washout period in between.

There is no difference in risk between exposed and non-exposed groups.

Standardizing measurement methods, training observers, refining instruments, automating instruments, and repeating measurements.

By how close the measurement is to the 'true' value.

Qualified health professionals.

Bias introduced by losses during follow-up.

Confidentiality of records that could identify participants.

Relative risk (RR).

Multiple outcomes can be studied for any one exposure.

Availability of adequate records.

Evidence of a new acquired cellular immunodeficiency indicated by Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and mucosal candidiasis.

Procedures for adverse event reporting and data collection protection.

The condition of interest.

Double blind.

Make statistical adjustments in the analysis phase.

Primary and secondary subgroup analyses.

The clinically important difference.

To represent the target population and to recruit enough subjects to meet sample size requirements.

Studying two interventions simultaneously, resulting in four study groups.

The protocol approved by the Institutional Review Board.

That participation is voluntary and they can withdraw at any time without penalties.

Variables used to compare groups, such as study group assignment in clinical trials.

The risk in the exposed population is greater than in the non-exposed one.

Eligibility criteria and outcome assessments.

In the mid 1700s in Britain.

Inclusion of all randomized patients in the analysis, regardless of the intervention received.

A large percentage may be excluded, compromising the validity of the results.

The characteristics of the study population at the start of the study.

When the researcher is unaware of which intervention group the subject will be allocated to, preventing manipulation.

An international standard for designing, conducting, recording, and reporting clinical trials involving human subjects.

Subjects and investigators know which intervention is being given.

Randomization and blinding.

Outcome measures (continuous or categorical), estimated effect size, and incidence of the outcome in the control group.

Non-technical language to facilitate understanding of risks and benefits.

The study may be ethically required to discontinue the intervention associated with increased harm.

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The probability of occurrence of an event over a defined period of time.

Autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice.

Individuals with reduced autonomy, such as children or those with mental disabilities.

Exposure may be linked to a hidden confounder.

Conducted in 1950 in a double-blind manner.

An outbreak of community-acquired Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia as an initial manifestation of cellular immune dysfunction.

The potential for bias in allocation to study groups.

Both researchers and subjects are unaware of which intervention the subjects received.

It reduces sample size and compromises the power of the study.

It allows for unbiased distribution of unknown confounders between study groups, strengthening the validity of results.

Clinical observation can be extremely unreliable.

The natural history of the condition and validated prognostic markers.

Having all patients on placebo initially to evaluate compliance before selecting subjects.

The percentage of the absolute risk in the group exposed to the risk factor.

The group from which the study sample is selected, influencing the generalizability of the study conclusions.

Screening and recruitment methods.

The chances of detecting a real difference if it exists.

Randomization procedure, intervention assignment strategy, schedule, and duration of the study intervention.

Exposure status and diagnostic criteria.

Opportunistic infections and Kaposi’s sarcoma.

They may have more difficulty complying with study procedures.

Arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Demographic characteristics, disease states, socio-economic aspects, and predictors of outcome.

To avoid bias in study execution and interpretation of results.

Failure to collect information on every subject.

The rights, safety, and well-being of individual participants.

An extra percentage to allow for dropouts or withdrawals.

Up to 10%-15% of subjects.

They may serve as alternative explanations for the results.

Non-participants may differ from participants in various ways, affecting the validity of the results for the broader population.

A control group that receives the same intervention except for the active ingredient.

Whether the risk of harm justifies the possible benefits.

Controls may be difficult to identify.

Random allocation of subjects and blinding.

An Epidemiologic Approach.

They are carried out by a statistician or researcher not involved in recruitment, reducing bias.

Whether a result is clinically important.

The probability and magnitude of benefits and harms, along with procedures to maximize benefits and minimize harms.

Descriptive statistical analyses such as frequency distributions and averages.

By using identifiers that cannot be traced back to the subjects and ensuring strict compliance with protocol procedures.

Specific consent from the subjects must be obtained beforehand.

To approve study protocols and Informed Consent Forms before research can be initiated.

Bias can be introduced by losses during follow-up, misclassification of exposure and/or disease, and differences between participants and non-participants.

They should be adequately qualified by training, education, or experience.

It should be recorded, handled, and stored for accurate reporting, interpretation, and verification.

The exposure is protective.

They are ethically safe.

Blinding.

Double blind randomized controlled study.

Single blind, double blind, and triple blind.

Laboratory tests like HbA1c, glucose tolerance tests, prescriptions for hypoglycaemic drugs, or ICD9 codes.

To see what definitions were used in previous studies and if there are validated definitions.

To detect enough occurrences of the outcomes of interest.

Phone calls and house visits.

The reasons for their withdrawal.

A strategy used in analysis of clinical trial data to control for loss to follow up.

Serious concern about the validity of the trial data.

How certain one is of detecting a statistically significant result.

Freely given consent prior to participation.

Good Manufacturing Practice.

Data from subjects collected before the intervention or from similar subjects in other studies.

By minimizing bias in the ascertainment of exposure.

Clinical trials.

The degree to which the patient complied with the protocol.

It improves 5-year survival.

Good clinical trial design and the protection of human subjects.

To ensure validity for both exposed and unexposed groups.

Ethical conduct, risk-benefit assessment, participant rights, adequate supporting information, and scientifically sound design.

10-15%.

The inability to enroll sufficient subjects.

To compare those who consented with those who did not, as refusals can indicate systematic differences.

A technique that has had its accuracy accepted for comparison.

Variables derived from characteristics that can be grouped, such as sex and blood type.

The method obtaining the same or very similar results after repeated measures.

To maximize benefits and minimize or avoid harm.

They are easier and cheaper to manage.

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To assign participants to experimental and control interventions in a way that minimizes bias.

To protect patients' rights and ensure ethical standards are met in the study protocol.

An independent monitoring group separate from the investigators.

Information about the study protocol, benefits, risks, confidentiality, and the voluntary nature of participation.

'Intention-to-treat' includes all randomized participants, while 'as treated' includes only those who received the treatment.

Presence of normal distribution and between/within subjects variation.

Plan the appropriate analysis methodology, including subgroup analysis.

Age, sex, function of major body systems, mental status, previous health conditions, and previous drug treatments.

80-90%.

Relevant clinical endpoints to the condition of interest.

Timing and directionality of events.

Large sample sizes or long follow-up.

An explicit statement about the research, identification of researchers, and a description of the commitment required from subjects.

To assess the efficacy of the new drug against established therapies.

OR is a good approximation to the relative risk in low-risk situations.

The procedure for handling withdrawals and replacements and other forecasted problems.

Compensation, regardless of legal liability.

To include all necessary information in the protocol and avoid delays.

Differences that may impact the outcome, such as demographic characteristics and prognostic factors.

An error that reflects less accuracy, such as an uncalibrated scale.

By using bilingual staff.

They provide more informative statistics and reduce the required sample size.

When dissimilarities in interventions lead to differences in patient adherence to treatment.

Subjects can be matched.

Randomization.

Variables that can be ranked on a spectrum of quantifiable intervals, like body weight and blood pressure.

It may not be ethically justifiable to conduct a trial.

Incidence of disease in exposed and non-exposed groups.

Losses to follow-up.

Number of subjects with disease during follow-up divided by the number of subjects disease-free at the start.

Subjects must enter into research voluntarily and with adequate information.

Rare exposures by appropriate selection of study cohorts.

Long follow-up and rare outcomes.