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| Cross-sectional, Case reports, case series |
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Term
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| Observational, Experimental |
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| Case Control - Retrospective ((OBSERVATIONAL)) |
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Compares population of patients with specific pre-existing condition to population without the condition. Not incidence, but prevalance.
Best way to study disease that develop over a long period of time, although less reliable than RCTs because it depends on patient selection and recall |
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| Cohort Studies ((OBSERVATIONAL)) |
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| Prospective, compares patients with pre-existing conditions vs. those without the condition. Used when unethical to not treat a disease for the affliction or treatment |
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Term
RCTs - ((EXPERIMENTAL))
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Definition
Parallel Group Design: Randomized into drug vs. placebo
Cross-over: Patients receive all of placebo, standard, and experimental drug at different times with a washout in between.
Randomization improves validity of
results. |
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Term
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Definition
Critical assessment and evaluation of primary research.
Analyze and recommend. |
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| Separating groups, in terms of comorbidities etc. for further analysis of a topic |
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Definition
| Patient doesn't know treatment |
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Definition
| Patient & Investigators don't know |
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Definition
| Participants, investigators, AND those monitoring safety or those selecting patients do not know what the participants are taking, drug or placebo |
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Term
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Definition
| Included in analysis even if they drop out. Usually after they've taken the first dose. |
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