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Published studies in the medical literature
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Registered RCTs
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Studies identified through funding organizations of Canada, U.S., Australia, and U.K.
|
|---|
|
Study designs included
|
RCTs and observational studies
|
RCTs
|
RCTs and observational studies
|
|
Eligible studies; n
|
1116
|
315
|
70
|
|
Studies in the top 10 priorities; n (%)
|
194 (17.4)
|
71 (22.5)
|
15 (21.4)
|
|
Study type (%)
| | | |
|
RCT
|
12.1
|
100
|
10
|
|
Observational
|
87.9
|
0
|
90
|
|
Dialysis status (%)
| | | |
|
Hemodialysis
|
55.7
|
70.5
|
48.5
|
|
Peritoneal dialysis
|
12.0
|
19.4
|
15.7
|
|
Both
|
29.9
|
10.2
|
35.7
|
|
Nearing dialysis
|
2.3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Assessed clinical outcomes as part of the primary outcome of the study (%)
|
30.9
|
15.9
|
32.9
|
|
Primary funding type (%)
| | | |
|
Academica
|
40.6
|
79.3
|
100
|
|
Commercialb
|
13.3
|
20.3
|
0
|
|
Unspecified
|
46.2
|
0.3
|
0
|
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RCT randomized controlled trial, aIncluding public and not-for-profit funding; bincluding studies from the pharmaceutical industry
