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RAPID CRITICAL APPRAISAL QUESTIONS FOR RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS (RCTS)

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?

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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