Sentence examples for assessing trial from inspiring English sources

We recognize that Cochrane discourages the use of scoring systems when assessing trial quality, and our domain-based assessment of risk of bias output is simply presence or absence (0 or 1 and similar to Cochrane red or green) of the key domains used when assessing risk of bias.

Trials with poor methodologic quality have exaggerated estimates of treatment effect, and incomplete reporting of trials causes difficulties in assessing trial methodologic quality.

We also used a scale assessing trial validity (DC, GB)[ 11], in which the maximum score was 16.

Such studies recommend reviewing research protocols and contacting trialists for more information when assessing trial quality; we did not do this in our study.

The intervention reported in this paper was a follow up to an empirical study conducted in Malawi with the aim of assessing trial participants' understanding of randomisation, double-blinding and placebo use.

Eligible participants were residents of the catchment area of the New South Wales (Australia) Southern Area Health Service who were over 17 years of age, who volunteered for training in response to publicity, who were available over the period of the trial, and who were willing to receive interviews assessing trial outcomes.

The empirical assessment study assessed trial participants' understanding of randomisation, double-blinding and placebo use and their personal implications.

But we also assessed trial participants to see if they met two other definitions of the illness that are favored by some scientists.

Two authors independently assessed trial's quality and extracted data.

Two independent reviewers extracted data while three assessed trial quality.

To analyze age representation trends over time in antiepileptic drug (AED) trials and to assess trial design elements as possible barriers to enrollment of elderly patients.