Design considerations in implant-related randomized trials

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Van Oldenrijk, Jakob ^a   Sierevelt, Inger N ^a   Schafroth, Matthias U ^a   Poolman, Rudolf W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Blinding; Expertise; Implants; Randomized trials; Study design

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BLINDING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRINCIPLES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; STUDY DESIGN;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SHAM PROCEDURE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 41949102127     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v17.i2.80     Document Type: Review

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