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| I. Are the Results Valid? |
| 1) Was the assignment of patients to treatments
randomized? |
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2) Were all patients who entered the trial
properly accounted for and attributed at its conclusion?
- Was follow-up complete?
- Were patients analyzed in the groups to which they were randomized?
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| 3) Were patients, health workers, and study
personnel "blind" to treatment? |
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| 4) Were the groups similar at the start of the
trial? |
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| 5) Aside from the experimental intervention, were
the groups treated equally? |
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| II. What are the Results |
- How large was the treatment effect?
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| 2) How precise was the treatment effect? |
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| III. Will the Results Help
Me in My Patient Care? |
- Can the results be applied to my patient care?
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- Were all clinically important outcomes considered?
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- Are the likely benefits worth the potential harms and costs?
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