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An introduction from
ClinicalTrials.gov produced by the National Library of Medicine.
This booklet is written in lay language for people who may be considering involvement in clinical trials.
The BMJ's guide by Alejandro R Jadad. A very comprehensive text in a simple question-and-answer format covering: types of RCTs, bias, quality assessment, reporting and interpreting individual trials, from individual to groups of trials - reviews, metaanlyses and guidelines, and from trials to decisions - the basis of evidence based health care.
A glossary of terminology from the Medical University of South Carolina's EBM Glossary.
An executive summary of a HTA monograph available for downloading from the publications page.
by Alison Tonks in the BMJ.
A text describing the process of undergoing a clinical trial in America, by Patty Delaney, from the US Food and Drug Administration Site.
An article on RCTs from Bandolier.
Presents the work of researchers who pioneered the application of research methods designed to reduce biases in studies assessing the effects of health care, social care and education. Provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
CentreWatch's Clinical Trials Listing Service.
This list covers the evaluation of the effects and claims of the main complementary medical therapies. The main topics are the design and interpretation of clinical trials and supporting background scientific research.
Online sample size calculation program from the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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