Bridging the gap between statistical significance and clinical relevance: A systematic review of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) thresholds of scales reported in movement disorders research

Background: Minimum clinically important difference (MCID) is the smallest change in an outcome measure that is considered clinically meaningful. Using validated MCID thresholds for outcomes powers trials adequately to detect meaningful treatment effects, aids in their interpretation and guides deve...

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Main Authors: Biswamohan Mishra, Pachipala Sudheer, Roopa Rajan, Ayush Agarwal, M V Padma Srivastava, Nilima Nilima, Venugopalan Y. Vishnu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024025106