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Randomised Control Trials - Guided Critical Appraisal

Please work through the following guided critical appraisal of the RCT paper on low-back pain. There are 11 questions, and at the end you will be able to download a completed crib-sheet with all the questions and answers.

Click the link below to Question 1 to begin.

  • Q1 - Did the trial address a clear question?
  • Q2 - Was the assignment randomised?
  • Q3 - Were all patients properly accounted for at its conclusion?
  • Q4 - Was the trial blinded?
  • Q5 - Were the groups similar at the start of the trial?
  • Q6 - Were the groups treated equally?
  • Q7 - How large was the treatment effect?
  • Q8 - What was the precision of the estimates of treatment effect?
  • Q9 - Are findings relevant to the scenario?
  • Q10 - Were all clinically important outcomes considered?
  • Q11 - Are the benefits worth the harms and costs?
Q1 - Did the trial address a clear question? ›

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