{"id":5393,"date":"2024-01-13T04:15:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T04:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/research-question-in-individuals-with-multiple-sclerosis-does-vitamin-d-supplementation-compared-to-placebo-result-in-a-reduction-in-disease-progression-over-a-12-month-period\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T04:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T04:15:44","slug":"research-question-in-individuals-with-multiple-sclerosis-does-vitamin-d-supplementation-compared-to-placebo-result-in-a-reduction-in-disease-progression-over-a-12-month-period","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/research-question-in-individuals-with-multiple-sclerosis-does-vitamin-d-supplementation-compared-to-placebo-result-in-a-reduction-in-disease-progression-over-a-12-month-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Question:   In individuals with multiple sclerosis, does vitamin D supplementation, compared to placebo, result in a reduction in disease progression over a 12-month period?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1.&nbsp; &nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">how you are defining the purpose of your project. Who is the targeted population, location and facility. What would be the result of your project being implemented? What are some possible barriers?<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Select of one of the papers\/the clinical trial you have found related to your practicum topic and, following the process outlined in the video lecture, conduct your appraisal. Submit your work as a word document attached to this discussion board,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Answer the following questions related to each section of the paper. After you have answered each question, indicate if you conclude the trial is strong enough to include in your review for the practicum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Title:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Does the title clearly communicate the study\u2019s content?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is the title free from sensationalism?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Have the authors reviewed relevant background literature?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is the trial original?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What clinical question is the trial addressing?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is the clinical question expressed in the PICOT format?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Methods:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How specifically are the methods described?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Who were the study subjects?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How were the recruited?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What were the exclusion criteria?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How large was the sample size?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Was the sample size calculated ahead of time?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Was the trial controlled and what was the control?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Was the trial randomized and how was randomization performed?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Did the trial use allocation concealment?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Was the trial blinded?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What were the endpoints or outcomes?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Were the results analyzed according to intention to treat or per protocol?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Results<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How good was the randomization?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What were the results?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What was the dropout rate in each group?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do the figures accurately represent the data?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discussion:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do the conclusions follow logically from the results?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do the authors make comparisons to the results of similar studies?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Did the authors discuss limitations of the trial.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do the conclusions follow logically from the results?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do the authors make comparisons to the results of similar studies?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Did the authors discuss limitations of the trial.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.&nbsp; &nbsp;how you are defining the purpose of your project. Who is the targeted population, location and facility. What would be the result of your project being implemented? What are some possible barriers? 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