FPGEE Drug Information 3

Question 1

Which section of a clinical trial report details how participants were enrolled and the characteristics of the study population?

Accepted Answer

Methods

Answer

The Methods section describes study design, enrollment criteria, population characteristics, and how the trial was conducted.

Question 2

A study reports an NNT (Number Needed to Treat) of 10. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

10 patients must be treated for 1 patient to benefit

Answer

NNT of 10 means 10 patients must receive treatment for one additional patient to experience the defined benefit compared to control.

Question 3

Which statistical measure describes the ratio of risk in the treatment group compared to the control group?

Accepted Answer

Relative risk (RR)

Answer

Relative risk (RR) is the ratio of the probability of an outcome in the treatment group to the probability in the control group.

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of blinding in a randomized controlled trial?

Accepted Answer

To reduce performance and detection bias

Answer

Blinding prevents performance bias (changes in participant/provider behavior) and detection bias (differential outcome assessment) from affecting results.

Question 5

A 95% confidence interval for a drug's effect on blood pressure is -8 to -2 mmHg. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

We can be 95% confident the drug lowers blood pressure

Answer

A 95% CI of -8 to -2 mmHg, entirely below zero, means we are 95% confident the drug significantly lowers blood pressure.

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