How to appraise clinical trials

Treatment decisions should be based on high-quality data, ideally obtained from randomized controlled trials. However, randomized trials are not immune from bias and other important limitations. Critical appraisal of such studies must consider both the methodological rigour of the study and the applicability of the results to routine clinical practice. Readers should work systematically through trial reports to establish the aims of the study and consider whether the methods used are able to provide an unbiased answer.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical pharmacology Source Type: research