EHC Program Update: Draft Chapters for New User's Guide to Designing N-of-1 Trials

The following have been posted to the EHC Program Web site:

User's Guide to Designing N-of-1 Trials

The six draft chapters from this new guide are now available for comment until June 17, 2013:

• Introduction to N-of-1 Trials: Indications and Barriers.  To access this report, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1504&ECem=130521.
• Human Subjects Issues: Characterization of N­-of­-1 Trials as Quality Improvement for Clinical Care versus Human Subjects Research.  To access this report, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1505&ECem=130521.
• Financing and Economics of Conducting N-of-1 Trials.  To access this report, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1506&ECem=130521.
• Statistical Design and Analytic Considerations for N-of-1 Trials.  To access this report, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1507&ECem=130521.
• Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure for N-­of-­1 Trials.  To access this report, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1508&ECem=130521.
• User Engagement, Training, and Support for Conducting N-of-1 Trials.  To access this report, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1509&ECem=130521.

To access all key questions and draft reports now open for comment, visit: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-available-for-comment/.  

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