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1 Establishing work productivity loss norms: Absenteeism and presenteeism in a Canadian working population Zhang W; Qian H; L' Heureux J; Johns G; Koehoorn M; Woodcock S; 41469277
JMSB
2 Perceptions et attitudes des personnes âgées souffrant d insomnie par rapport aux médicaments et aux produits de santé naturels Nguyen PV; Dang-Vu T; Forest G; Saidi L; Desmarais P; 40968485
CONCORDIA
3 A portrait of online gambling: a look at a transformation amid a pandemic Kairouz S; Savard AC; Murch WS; Dixon MR; Martin NB; Brodeur M; Dauphinais S; Ferland F; Hamel D; Dufour M; French M; Monson E; Van Mourik V; Morvannou A; 40770758
CONCORDIA
4 Advancements in Magnetorheological Foams: Composition, Fabrication, AI-Driven Enhancements and Emerging Applications Khodaverdi H; Sedaghati R; 40732777
ENCS
5 Exploring interaction paradigms for segmenting medical images in virtual reality Jones Z; Drouin S; Kersten-Oertel M; 40402355
ENCS
6 Facebook recruitment: understanding research relations Prior to data collection Young K; Browne K; 39877298
CONCORDIA
7 Infants' Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large-Scale, Multi-Lab, Coordinated Replication Study Lucca K; Yuen F; Wang Y; Alessandroni N; Allison O; Alvarez M; Axelsson EL; Baumer J; Baumgartner HA; Bertels J; Bhavsar M; Byers-Heinlein K; Capelier-Mourguy A; Chijiiwa H; Chin CS; Christner N; Cirelli LK; Corbit J; Daum MM; Doan T; Dresel M; Exner A; Fei W; Forbes SH; Franchin L; Frank MC; Geraci A; Giraud M; Gornik ME; Wiesmann CG; Grossmann T; Hadley IM; Havron N; Henderson AME; Matzner EH; Immel BA; Jankiewicz G; Jedryczka W; Kanakogi Y; Kominsky JF; Lew-Williams C; Liberman Z; Liu L; Liu Y; Loeffler MT; Martin A; Mayor J; Meng X; Misiak M; Moreau D; Nencheva ML; Oña LS; Otálora Y; Paulus M; Pepe B; Pickron CB; Powell LJ; Proft M; Quinn AA; Rakoczy H; Reschke PJ; Roth-Hanania R; Rothmaler K; Schlegelmilch K; Schlingloff-Nemecz L; Schmuckler MA; Schuwerk T; Seehagen S; Sen HH; Shainy MR; Silvestri V; Soderstrom M; Sommerville J; Song HJ; Sorokowski P; Stutz SE; Su Y; Taborda-Osorio H; Tan AWM; Tatone D; Taylor-Partridge T; Tsang CKA; Urbanek A; Uzefovsky F; Visser I; Wertz AE; Williams M; Wolsey K; Wong TT; Woodward AM; Wu Y; Zeng Z; Zimmer L; Hamlin JK; 39600132
PSYCHOLOGY
8 Searching and reporting in Campbell Collaboration systematic reviews: A systematic assessment of current methods Young S; MacDonald H; Louden D; Ellis UM; Premji Z; Rogers M; Bethel A; Pickup D; 39176233
CONCORDIA
9 Measuring what matters to older persons for active living: part I content development for the OPAL measure across four countries Mayo NE; Auais M; Barclay R; Branin J; Dawes H; Korfage IJ; Sawchuk K; Tal E; White CL; Ayoubi Z; Chowdhury F; Henderson J; Mansoubi M; Mate KKV; Nadea L; Rodriguez S; Kuspinar A; 38967870
BIOLOGY
10 Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare Leadership program aimed at building leadership capacity: A concurrent mixed-methods study Lavoie-Tremblay M; Boies K; Clausen C; Frechette J; Manning K; Gelsomini C; Cyr G; Lavigne G; Gottlieb B; Gottlieb LN; 38746801
JMSB
11 Identifying priority questions regarding rapid systematic reviews' methods: protocol for an eDelphi study Vieira AM; Szczepanik G; de Waure C; Tricco AC; Oliver S; Stojanovic J; Ribeiro PAB; Pollock D; Akl EA; Lavis J; Kuchenmuller T; Bragge P; Langer L; Bacon S; 37419644
HKAP
12 How to present work productivity loss results from clinical trials for patients and caregivers? A mixed methods approach L' Heureux J; McTaggart-Cowan H; Johns G; Chen L; Steiner T; Tocher P; Sun H; Zhang W; 37276772
JMSB
13 Barriers and facilitators to diet, physical activity and lifestyle behavior intervention adherence: a qualitative systematic review of the literature Alysha L Deslippe 36782207
PERFORM
14 Pan-Canadian caregiver experiences in accessing government disability programs: A mixed methods study Finlay B; Wittevrongel K; Materula D; Hébert ML; O' Grady K; Lach LM; Nicholas D; Zwicker JD; 36621140
CONCORDIA
15 Double-Bind of Recruitment of Older Adults Into Studies of Successful Aging via Assistive Information and Communication Technologies: Mapping Review Khalili-Mahani N; Sawchuk K; 36563033
CONCORDIA
16 Toward a digital citizen lab for capturing data about alternative ways of self-managing chronic pain: An attitudinal user study Khalili-Mahani N; Woods S; Holowka EM; Pahayahay A; Roy M; 36188996
PERFORM
17 Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble McCarthy S; Thomas S; Pitt H; Marko S; Randle M; Cowlishaw S; Kairouz S; Daube M; 36002940
SOCANTH
18 Comparison of different severe obesity definitions in predicting future cardiometabolic risk in a longitudinal cohort of children Kakinami L; Smyrnova A; Paradis G; Tremblay A; Henderson M; 35705336
PERFORM
19 A Proposed Multi-Criteria Optimization Approach to Enhance Clinical Outcomes Evaluation for Diabetes Care: A Commentary Wan TTH; Matthews S; Luh H; Zeng Y; Wang Z; Yang L; 35372638
ENCS
20 Simple, Economical Methods for the Culture of Green Algae for Energy Harvesting from Photosynthesis in a Microfluidic Environment Kuruvinashetti K; Rahimi S; Pakkiriswami S; Packirisamy M; 34898042
ENCS
21 Data-driven methods distort optimal cutoffs and accuracy estimates of depression screening tools: a simulation study using individual participant data Bhandari PM; Levis B; Neupane D; Patten SB; Shrier I; Thombs BD; Benedetti A; 33838273
CONCORDIA
22 Overestimation of Postpartum Depression Prevalence Based on a 5-item Version of the EPDS: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis Thombs BD; Levis B; Lyubenova A; Neupane D; Negeri Z; Wu Y; Sun Y; He C; Krishnan A; Vigod SN; Bhandari PM; Imran M; Rice DB; Azar M; Chiovitti MJ; Saadat N; Riehm KE; Boruff JT; Cuijpers P; Gilbody S; Ioannidis JPA; Kloda LA; Patten SB; Shrier I; Ziegelstein RC; Comeau L; Mitchell ND; Tonelli M; Barnes J; Beck CT; Bindt C; Figueiredo B; Helle N; Howard LM; Kohlhoff J; Kozinszky Z; Leonardou AA; Radoš SN; Quispel C; Rochat TJ; Stein A; Stewart RC; Tadinac M; Tandon SD; Tendais I; Töreki A; Tran TD; Trevillion K; Turner K; Vega-Dienstmaier JM; Benedetti A; 33104415
LIBRARY
23 A threshold LC-MS/MS method for 92 analytes in oral fluid collected with the Quantisal® device Desharnais B; Lajoie MJ; Laquerre J; Mireault P; Skinner CD; 33035929
CHEMBIOCHEM
24 Group sample sizes in nonregulated health care intervention trials described as randomized controlled trials were overly similar Thombs BD; Levis AW; Azar M; Saadat N; Riehm KE; Sanchez TA; Chiovitti MJ; Rice DB; Levis B; Fedoruk C; Lyubenova A; Malo Vázquez de Lara AL; Kloda LA; Benedetti A; Shrier I; Platt RW; Kimmelman J; 31866472
LIBRARY

 

Title:Group sample sizes in nonregulated health care intervention trials described as randomized controlled trials were overly similar
Authors:Thombs BDLevis AWAzar MSaadat NRiehm KESanchez TAChiovitti MJRice DBLevis BFedoruk CLyubenova AMalo Vázquez de Lara ALKloda LABenedetti AShrier IPlatt RWKimmelman J
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31866472/
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.12.011
Publication:Journal of clinical epidemiology
Keywords:BiasControlled trialsMethodsRCTsRandomizationRandomized controlled trialsResearch reporting
PMID:31866472 Category:J Clin Epidemiol Date Added:2019-12-24
Dept Affiliation: LIBRARY
1 Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: brett.thombs@mcgill.ca.
2 Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
3 Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
4 Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
5 Library, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
6 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
7 Studies of Translation, Ethics and Medicine (STREAM), Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Description:

Objectives: We evaluated whether sample sizes in different arms of two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trials of nonregulated interventions were systematically closer in size than would plausibly occur by chance if simple randomization had been applied.

Study design and setting: We searched PubMed for trials of nonregulated health care interventions that did not report using restricted randomization from journals in behavioral sciences and psychology, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, rehabilitation, and surgery. We emailed trial authors to clarify randomization procedures.

Results: We identified 148 nonregulated intervention trials that indicated they used simple randomization. Difference in trial arm sizes was smaller than would be predicted by chance if simple randomization had occurred in all trials (P < 0.001). Rather than approximately half of the trials being within a 50% prediction interval for the difference, 96% had differences within this interval. Results were similar and statistically significant (P < 0.001) for trials that were published in journals with impact factors = 4 and when stratified by type of nonregulated intervention.

Conclusion: There is a need for education and better understanding of clinical trial methods to ensure that randomization procedures are implemented as intended and reported fully and accurately.





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