| Title |
How Well Do Randomized Trials Inform Decision Making: Systematic Review Using Comparative Effectiveness Research Measures on Acupuncture for Back Pain
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0032399 |
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| Authors |
Claudia M. Witt, Eric Manheimer, Richard Hammerschlag, Rainer Lüdtke, Lixing Lao, Sean R. Tunis, Brian M. Berman |
| Abstract |
For Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) there is a need to develop scales for appraisal of available clinical research. Aims were to 1) test the feasibility of applying the pragmatic-explanatory continuum indicator summary tool and the six CER defining characteristics of the Institute of Medicine to RCTs of acupuncture for treatment of low back pain, and 2) evaluate the extent to which the evidence from these RCTs is relevant to clinical and health policy decision making. |
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| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 115 | 96% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 10% |
| Researcher | 11 | 9% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 34 | 28% |
| Unknown | 14 | 12% |
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