Welcome Pack - Keele University

Some tips to help you ask a refined clinical question include:
Define the type of question you think you are asking
Determine who the relevant people are in relation to your clinical problem
Agree which intervention or treatment you are wanting to find out about
Decide if there is a particular diagnostic test you are interested in
Detail what you‟d like to compare your intervention to; e.g. „usual care‟ or an
alternative treatment or a control group
Determine what outcomes you are most concerned about…. e.g., pain reduction,
increased function or return to work
Please bear in mind that this process will take a number of months to complete.
Thanks again for your contribution.
Musculoskeletal Research Facilitation Group – Welcome Pack January 2011- Kay Stevenson