How to design and interpret controlled clinical trials

How to design and interpret controlled clinical trials

“the dark side of the moon”

“How to session”

ESH June 2005

Andreas Pittaras MD

  • 10.00 new randomized trials every year
  • >350.000 trials
  • General internists would need to read 20 articles a day all year round to maintain present knowledge
  • Systematic reviews and guidelines reduces this problem

Clinical Studies: Essential Questions

  • Was the study original?
  • Whom is the study about?
  • Was the design of the study sensible?
  • Was systematic bias avoided or minimized?
  • Was the study large enough, and continued for long enough, to make the results credible?

 

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