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ReviewIndian journal of anaesthesia2016

Sample size calculation: Basic principles.

Sabyasachi Das, Koel Mitra, Mohanchandra Mandal

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Review in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06927362 (Effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Big and Dual Task Training on Balance, Cognition and Functional Mobility in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment.), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06927362 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Big and Dual Task Training on Balance, Cognition and Functional Mobility in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled50ConditionsCognitive Impairment, Balance Changes, Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Functional MobilityArmsLee Silverman treatment big, Dual task training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sabyasachi DasDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Koel MitraDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Mohanchandra MandalDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Addressing a sample size is a practical issue that has to be solved during planning and designing stage of the study. The aim of any clinical research is to detect the actual difference between two groups (power) and to provide an estimate of the difference with a reasonable accuracy (precision). Hence, researchers should do

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Identifiers

PMID27729692
PMCPMC5037946

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