Development, validation, and usage of metrics to evaluate the quality of clinical research hypotheses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Metrics and instruments can provide guidance for clinical researchers to assess their potential research projects at an early stage before significant investment. Furthermore, metrics can also provide structured criteria for peer reviewers to assess others' clinical research manuscripts or grant proposals. This study aimed to develop, test, validate, and use evaluation metrics and instruments to accurately, consistently, and conveniently assess the quality of scientific hypotheses for clinical research projects.

Materials and methods

Metrics development went through iterative stages, including literature review, metrics and instrument development, internal and external testing and validation, and continuous revisions in each stage based on feedback. Furthermore, t

SUBMITTER: Jing X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9882446 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature