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Appendix B3: Rapid Critical Appraisal Questions for Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT)

VALIDITY
1. Are the results of the study valid?
a. Were the participants randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups?	Yes	No	Unknown
b. Was random assignment concealed from the individuals who were first enrolling participants into the study?	Yes	No	Unknown
c. Were the participants and providers blind to the study group?	Yes	No	Unknown
d. Were reasons given to explain why participants did not complete the study?	Yes	No	Unknown
e. Were the follow-up assessments conducted long enough to fully study the effects of the intervention?	Yes	No	Unknown
f. Were the participants analyzed in the group to which they were randomly assigned?	Yes	No	Unknown
g. Was the control group appropriate?	Yes	No	Unknown
h. Were the instruments used to measure the outcomes valid and reliable?	Yes	No	Unknown
i. Were the participants in each of the groups similar on demographic and baseline clinical variables?	Yes	No	Unknown
RELIABILITY
2. What are the results?
a. How large is the intervention or treatment effect (NNT, NNH, effect size, level of significance)?	__	__	__
b. How precise is the intervention or treatment (CI)?	__	__	__
APPLICABILITY
3. Will the results help me in caring for my patients?
a. Were all clinically important outcomes measured?	Yes	No	Unknown
b. What are the risks and benefits of the treatment?
c. Is the treatment feasible in my clinical setting?	Yes	No	Unknown
d. What are my patient’s/family’s values and expectations for the outcome that is trying to be prevented and the treatment itself?

Would you use the study results in your practice to make a difference in patient outcomes?

· If yes, how?

· If yes, why?

· If no, why not?

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