What is the best study to assess the effectiveness of an intervention in a randomized controlled trial?
Case control study.inthis we can take a population who are effected with any disease and other group who is protected after successfull tratment.
What is the best study to assess the effectiveness of an intervention in a randomized controlled...
Is the randomized controlled trial the ideal design for evaluating both the effectiveness and the side effects of new forms of intervention?
Explain the concept of randomized controlled trials, and Assess the usefulness of randomized controlled trials in measuring program impact.
5. A study is planned to assess the effectiveness of a new combination drug for treating nephrolithiasis (kidney stone). One hundred patients with nephrolithiasis will be randomly assigned to receive either the new combination drug or the standard surgical intervention. The efficacy of the new drug will be measured by the time it takes a patient to return to normal activities, measured in days. Identify the appropriate research design for this study a. Prospective cohort study b. Randomized controlled trial...
QUESTION 13 A randomized controlled trial is used to test the effectiveness of air purifiers in controlling asthma in children. Some asthmatic children have the purifiers placed in their room for a period of 12 months and some do not have the purifiers. The rates of asthma incidence are recorded and presented in the table below. Asthma No asthma Air purifier 20 125 T L 145 No Air purifier 98 131 229 118 256 N= 374 1. What are the...
5. A small study is designed to compare the effectiveness of aripiprazole therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Study participants are randomized into groups A and B. Group A will receive aripiprazole for 8 weeks followed by CBT for 8 weeks. Group B will undergo CBT for the first 8 weeks followed by aripiprazole therapy. Participants will complete symptom checklists at both 8 and 16 weeks. Which design best describes this study? A. Case-control...
Describe what is meant by a Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind study.
The Abecedarian Project is a randomized controlled study to assess the effects of intensive early childhood education on children who were at high risk based on several sociodemographic indicators. The project randomly assigned some children to a treatment group that was provided with early educational activities before kindergarten and the remainder to a control group. A recent follow-up study interviewed subjects at age 30 and evaluated educational, economic, and socioemotional outcomes to learn if the positive effects of the program...
A study for the treatment of patients with HIV-1 was a randomized, controlled, double-blind study that compared the effectiveness of ritonavir-boosted darunavir (rbd), the drug currently used to treat HIV-1, with dorovirine, a newly developed drug. Of the 375 subjects taking ritonavir-boosted darunavir, 307 achieved a positive result. Of the 375 subjects taking dorovirine, 321 achieved a positive result. Complete parts (a) and (b). Find the sample percentage of subjects who achieved a positive outcome in each group. The sample...
Which of the following best describes a Phase III clinical trial? A study in which the investigator explores tolerability, safe dosage, side effects, and how the body copes with a drug A study involving animals or cell cultures A relatively large, randomized, blinded trial used to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention An unblinded, uncontrolled study with typically less than 30 volunteers that is conducted to determine the safety of a treatment in humans A large study conducted to assess...
A randomized controlled study aimed to study the efficacy of Vitamin D supplements for prevention of prostate cancer was conducted among White males aged 50-64 years across all New England states in the United States. Can you identify potential limitation(s) of this study and suggest ways to address it(them)?