Alaa Abou Khzam

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How can I determine the PICO of case control studies?

Let's suppose that I am evaluating the lower limb muscle flexibility of athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome compared to healthy age matched individuals, what would the PI(E)CO be in this case?

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Is there disease specificity of the minimum clinically important difference for an outcome measure?

I am using the VAS as an outcome measure of spasticity-related chronic pain. The VAS has a minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of 18-19 mm according Hägg and colleagues 2003 (DOI:...

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How to pool m/s and seconds in a meta-analysis?

I am conducting a meta-analysis. One of the outcome measures I am examining is speed. In some studies it is expressed in m/s while in others it is expressed in seconds. How could I pool these...

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Can I convert different measurement units when conducting a meta-analysis?

I am pooling the effect size of a specific intervention. I am calculating the mean difference and 95% confidence interval scores. I came across an outcome measure expressed in Meters in some of...

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