Methdology and Tools

Methdology and Tools

This section introduces commonly used methods and tools for clinical research in both Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine.

Systematic Reviews

The Cochrane Collaboration
(http://www.cochrane.org/)

The Hong Kong Branch of the Chinese Cochrane Center
(http://www.hkcochrane.cuhk.edu.hk/hkcochrane/index.asp)

Oxford University Center for Evidence Based Medicine
(http://www.cebm.net/)

Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Center, the University of Hong Kong
(http://www.hkuctc.com/index.php)

Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics (CCRB)
(http://www2.ccrb.cuhk.edu.hk/web/)

Placebo/Sham Acupuncture

Sham Acupuncture
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19969182)

Statistical Tools

Sample Size Calculator
(http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.html)

G*Power
(http://www.gpower.hhu.de)