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Clinical Trials in TMD Sections
Author Bio
Introduction
The Biopsychosocial Model
Designing Multicenter RCTs
Players in an RCT
Randomization
Trial Design Quality
TMD Case Definition
Endpoints and Outcome Measures
Blinding & Masking
Study Sample Size
Number and Nature of Interventions
Study Length and Follow up
Intent-to-treat Analyses and Sample Size
Compliance
Multicenter RCTs
Implementing RCTs: Practical Issues
Currently selected section: Analysis of TMD Trials
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
Appendix B

 

Chapter 22: Clinical Trials in Temporomandibular: Analysis of TMD Trials
          

Question 17.1

You find a completely unexpected relationship between your treatment group, maxillary occlusal splints, and an outcome variable, the amount of restful sleep, which was not originally part of the main hypothesis. The finding appears to be robust, and, since this was a randomized trial, you decide that:

Selection AYou should report it as showing strong evidence that this intervention enhances restful sleep.
Selection BYou should forget about the result, since it likely was just a lucky finding.
Selection CYou should report the finding, although explicitly noting that the relationship was not a primary hypothesis, may have occurred by chance, and needs further research to test this novel hypothesis.

 

 

 


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