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Before the data starts dictating the story

Study design

Research question refinement, protocols, outcome definitions, eligibility criteria, statistical analysis plans and feasibility review.

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Study designMethodological planning before the research is locked in: question, population, exposure, comparator, outcomes, confounders, feasibility and the analysis plan.
Research protocolsA protocol is not paperwork. It is the methodological foundation of the study, and the document that makes the research defensible later.

Frequently asked questions

Can you help if I only have an idea?

Yes. An early idea is the best point to clarify whether the question is feasible and how it should be studied.

Related reading

  1. 01Sample size and statistical power: what the calculation actually needsA sample size is not a number you find; it is the consequence of decisions you make. Most calculations fail because one of those decisions was never made explicitly.
  2. 02What is real-world evidence, and what can it actually answer?Real-world data is data collected for a purpose other than your study. That single fact explains most of both its value and its limits.
  3. 03How to write a systematic review protocolA protocol is what separates a systematic review from a literature search performed carefully. Here is what it has to decide, and why each decision has to be made before the results are known.

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