Reviewing Medical Literature Flashcards
What is clinicaltrials.gov?
A public registry that offers up-to-date information for locating interventional studies starting/in-progress.
What type of study is the CONSORT checklist used for?
interventional studies
The CONSORT checklist is used for what type of trials?
randomized (clinical) trials
What does CONSORT stand for?
consolidated standards of reporting trials
What are the design extensions for the consort checklist?
non-inferiority & equialence trials
Cluster trials
Pragmatic trials
What are prgamatic trials?
A randomized, controlled trial whose purpose is to inform decisions about clinical practice.
What is PRISMA used for?
systematic reviews of multiple randomized trials.
What is the STROBE checklist used for?
observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross sectional)
What does STROBE stand for?
strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology.
What are the two extension documents for STROBE?
Molecular epidemiology studies (STROBE-ME)
Genetic association studies (STREGA)
What is TREND used for?
reporting evaluations with non-randomized designs of behvioral and public health interventions.
Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-ranomized Designs.
What is REMARK used for?
tumor marker prognostic studies
REporting Recommendations for Tumor MARKer Prognostic STudies
What is GRIPS used for?
Genetic risk prediciton studies.
What is STARD used for?
diagnostic studies
STAndards fo rthe Reporting of Diagnositc Accuracy Studies.
What is QUADAS-2 used for?
systematic reviews of multiple diagnostic studies
QUality Assessment of STudies of Diagnostic Accuracy in Systematic Reviews.
