2. P articipants I ntervention Group (IG) & C omparison Group (CG) O utcome I G CG + - + - D C B A R epresentative? Allocation? Selection? Maintenance of allocation? VALIDITY M aintenance? treated equally? compliant? M easurements b lind subjective? OR o bjective? QUESTION: A llocation? Randomised? comparable groups? Measurement of outcomes? DESIGN:
3. Process of Randomisation Participants R a n d o m l y A s s i g n e d Intervention Group Control Group Follow-up Follow-up Intervention Group Control Group O u t c o m e C o m p a r e d
4. Assessed for eligibility (n= 245) Excluded (n= 15) Not meeting inclusion criteria (n=7) Refused to participate (n=5) Social reasons (n=3) Received IUI (110) Analyzed (n=110) Cycles cancelled (n=5) Inadequate response (n=4) Hyper-response (n=1) Group I (n=115) received Merional + CC Cycles cancelled (n=8) Inadequate response (n=6) Hyper-response (n=2) Group II (n=115) received Merional alone Received IUI (107) Analyzed (n=107) Allocation Analysis Follow-Up Enrollment Randomized (n=230 )
5. The best evidence for different types of question Level Treatment Prognosis Diagnosis I Systematic Review of … Systematic Review of … Systematic Review of … II Randomised trial Cohort Cross sectional III
10. “ I don’t know…” “ I don’t really care about all of this research stuff…” “ I just want to take care of patients…” Unnamed Ob-Gyn Resident Still There is a Problem
11. Many “Leaks” from research to practice If 80% achieved at each stage then 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 = 0.21 Aware Accept Target Able Recall Agree Done Valid Research
12. (a*+) (b+) (c*) (d) Minimum clinical Important difference No difference Another Problem : Which are (i) statistically significant * and (ii) Clinically significant +?
26. Steps For Evidence Base Community Implementation Information sharing with decision Makers Organization & Fund raising Clinical Care Improvement Training on EBP’s, supervision, consultation and support Engagement Strategic plan Focus on outcomes that clients value. Improved Women Health Clinicians, consumers, Stakeholers Feedback :Efficiency & Effectiveness