BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Building capacity in evidence-based healthcare: a mixed-methods evaluation of training activities in South Africa

Objectives Cochrane South Africa (CSA) is a Cochrane geographic group established in 1997, aiming to advance the skills and ...
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Double blind followed by open label 12 (17.5) Open label followed by double blind 9 (13.2) ...
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Ginger for the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Objective To determine the efficacy of ginger (either stand-alone or as an adjunct treatment) for the treatment and management of migraine headaches. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, ...
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Applying the estimand framework to safety: aligning estimators with treatment effects in the presence of intercurrent events

Understanding the risks associated with healthcare interventions is essential for clinical decision-making and for the regulatory evaluation of new drugs. Yet, safety analyses in randomised controlled ...
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Target trial emulation lacks the Magic of Randomization: HARKing and terminology can mislead

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Efficacy of smartphone apps used alone or with traditional interventions for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To assess the efficacy of smartphone apps for smoking cessation (SC) used alone or combined with traditional interventions, and to determine whether apps based on psychological-behavioural ...
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Defining and interpreting the clinical relevance of intervention effects for patient-reported outcomes: the smallest worthwhile effect construct

In clinical research, statistically significant effects do not necessarily indicate that an intervention provides benefits that are meaningful to patients. This is particularly important for ...
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Loss of an ideal: how politics and misinformed advocacy killed the Canadian Task Force

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Improving inclusivity in UK clinical trials through good practice in the collection and use of ethnicity data: recommendations from the INCLUDED study

Ethnicity data are essential in understanding how different groups are impacted by different treatments/healthcare interventions, but more work is needed in how these data should be collected, handled ...
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Safety of proton pump inhibitors: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Background Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been widely used for over 35 years. However, in recent decades, numerous adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have been reported, with evidence often ...
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Prediction models in clinical guidelines: a scoping review of clinical guideline guidance development documents

Objectives Probability or risk outcome estimates tailored to individual patient characteristics can facilitate more personalised care, for example, regarding treatment. Yet, the uptake of prediction ...
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Educating health professionals in evidence-based practice in 2026

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