Table 3.
Factors and Items in the 12-Item Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory (CRAI-12)
| Factor (Previous domains*) |
Item (abbreviated name) |
|---|---|
| Factor 1 (Designing and collecting) |
Design the best data analysis strategy for your study (analysis) |
| Determine an adequate number of subjects for your research project (number of subjects) |
|
| Factor 2 (Reporting, interpreting, and presenting) |
Write the results section of a research paper that clearly summarizes and describes the results, free of interpretative comments (results) |
| Write a discussion section for a research paper that articulates the importance of your findings relative to other studies in the field (discussion) |
|
| Factor 3 (Conceptualizing and collaborating) |
Select a suitable topic area for study (topic) |
| Identify faculty collaborators from within and outside the discipline who can offer guidance to the project (collaborators) |
|
| Factor 4 (Planning) | Set expectations and communicate them to project staff (expectations) |
| Ask staff to leave the project team when necessary (staff) | |
| Factor 5 (Funding) | Describe the proposal review and award process for a major funding agency, such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, or other foundation (funding) |
| Locate appropriate forms for a grant application (grant) | |
| Factor 6 (Protecting) | Describe ethical concerns with the use of placebos in clinical research (ethics) |
| Apply the appropriate process for obtaining informed consent from research subjects (informed consent) |
*
Domain names have been shortened slightly