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Card Study
-- A study in which the participants answer a set of questions for individuals encountered in a specified allotment of time.
Chart Audits
-- A systematic review of general or specific patient chart information.
Cluster-Randomized Trial
-- A study in which social units or clusters rather than individuals are randomly allocated to intervention groups.
Cross Sectional Study
-- A study that looks at a snapshot of a population at a certain time.
Feasibility Trial
-- A study to determine the likelihood that a proposed intervention or tool will fulfill the intended objectives.
Infrastructure Development
-- A project to support basic facilities, services, and personnel, and encourage future growth in the topic area.
Mixed Methods
-- A type of research that includes quantitative and qualitative research data, techniques and methods.
Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research (OCER)
-- Research evaluating and comparing health outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or items.
Pilot Testing
-- A pilot study allows scientists to conduct a preliminary analysis before committing to a full study or experiment.
Point of Care Research
-- The timely provision of clinical diagnostic information, often collected in a decentralized setting, such as in the physician’s office or in the patient’s home.
Practice Improvement
-- A study involving the improvement of a process or practice in the physician’s office.
Qualitative Evaluation
-- Observational research designed to understand human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior.
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
-- A study in which people are allocated at random to receive one of several clinical interventions. One of these interventions is the standard of comparison or control.
Randomized Practical Trial
-- A study in which people are randomly selected to receive one of several practical clinical interventions.
Randomized Prospective Studies
-- Studies conducted in a randomized prospective method
Survey
-- A study in which participants answer several predetermined questions related to the topic.
