August Virtual Journal Club – Summative Assessment

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What is the purpose of randomisation?
- To ensure that the participants are representative of the general population.
- To minimise selection bias when allocating treatments.
- To enhance the predictive value of the study.
- To allow the trial to be double blinded.
- To minimise observer bias.
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Which statement best describes the use of intention to treat analysis in this study?
- Patients randomised to methoxyflurane or standard analgesia were only included in the final analysis if they only used the treatment they were assigned to.
- Patients were not enrolled in the study unless they intended to take the treatment offered and comply with follow up.
- Patients who dropped out of the study were not included in the final analysis as they had not completed the intended treatment.
- Patients randomised to methoxyflurane or standard analgesia were included in the final analysis of the group they were initially assigned to, regardless of whether they completed the treatment and follow-up.
- Researchers did not intend to treat patients who were non-compliant with the treatment protocol.
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Which statement best defines the power of a study?
- The probability that the study will detect a predetermined difference in measurement between two groups.
- The probability of making a type 1 error.
- The probability of the results being affected by bias.
- The probability of the null hypothesis being rejected.
- The probability that the paper will be published.
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Which of the following options gives an example of a Likert scale?
- Please rate the severity of your pain from 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain at all and 10 being severe and unbearable pain.
- Were you satisfied with the pain relief provided on your visit today?
  Yes or no.
- Please mark a point on the line that best represents your current level of pain, with 0 being no pain at all and 10 being severe and unbearable pain.
- Please select the option that best represents your pain.
- How satisfied were you with the pain relief provided on your visit today?
  Extremely satisfied, very satisfied, neutral, slightly satisfied or not at all satisfied.
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Which is true of the Cox-Proportional hazard model?
- It allows assessment of the effect of several variables upon the magnitude of a specified outcome.
- It allows assessment of the effect of several variables upon the time it takes a specified event to happen.
- It allows assessment of the effect of several variables on the statistical significance of the results.
- It allows assessment of the effect of a single variable upon the time it takes a specified event to happen.
- It allows assessment of covariance between multiple variables.
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August 2021 Virtual Journal Club – Inhaled Methoxyflurane Provides Greater Analgesia and Faster Onset of Action Versus Standard Analgesia in Patients with Trauma Pain: InMEDIATE: A Randomized Controlled Trial in ED

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