The present invention discloses methods and systems for developing inclusion / exclusion criteria used in the determination of targeted patient populations for developing clinical trial protocol. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods and systems for developing and / or optimizing inclusion /...
As part of the SR protocol we agreed to a “Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome – PICO” strategy (Fig. 1). Inclusion criteria limited selected studies to only those exposing primarily undergraduate medical students or mixed medical with other healthcare students (P, population) to any...
At least one registered national clinical trial was discovered during the full text review that included a protocol but did not include any measurable outcomes (Scott, 2019); however, this does indicate that other research initiatives may be currently active. Another journal correspondence letter ...
known as a core outcome set (COS), which should be measured and reported in all trials for a specific clinical area [4]. These sets do not imply that outcomes in a particular trial should be restricted to those in the COS. Rather, there is an expectation that ...
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Urine culture with antimicrobial susceptibility testing takes 2–3 days and requires a clinical laboratory. The common use of empirical antibiotics has contributed to the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms, reducing treatment options and increasing costs. In addition to improved antimicrobial stewardship...
Promoting Independence in dementia: protocol for a feasibility trial of the PRIDE intervention for living well with dementia. Int J Clin Trials. 2018;5(4):177–85. https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20184399. 34. Yates L, Csipke E, Moniz-Cook E, Leung P, Walton H, Charlesworth ...
Experience over fifteen years with a protocol for predictive testing for Huntington disease. Mol Genet Metab 2011;102:494–504. 13. Decruyenaere M, Evers-Kiebooms G, Cloostermans T, et al. Psychological distress in the 5-year period after predictive testing for Huntington's disease. Eur J...
advancements in this more conservative field. However, with this additional volume comes a range of questions and concerns — are the obtained results meaningful and conclusions accurate; how do we know we have improved state of the art; is the clinical problem well defined and does the model ...
Siriwardena AN, Wani M, Watkins A, Whitfield R, Wilson L: Support and assessment for fall emergency referrals (SAFER 2) research protocol: cluster randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance paramedics to assess and refer to appropriate community...