Description
Count explicitly applicable comparator-description elements; no effectiveness or treatment claim.
Evidence review distinguishes reporting completeness, source identity, timing, comparator descriptions, and the validity of a clinical claim. Matching metadata or calculating an interval cannot establish study quality or treatment efficacy. Measurement and protocol conventions need to remain explicit before records are compared.
Count explicitly applicable comparator-description elements; no effectiveness or treatment claim.
When to use this tool
Use Comparator Description Support Share when you need this specific evidence-record, measurement, interval, comparator, or protocol check.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter descriptionElements, suppliedElements, applicableElements. Keep parallel arrays aligned. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read applicable, supported, share, defined. Inspect defined before interpreting the associated values.
Deduplicate descriptionElements and retain only tokens present in applicableElements. Count those also in suppliedElements; return applicable, supported, and share when applicable>0, otherwise zero with defined=false.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| descriptionElements | Description Elements | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| suppliedElements | Supplied Elements | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| applicableElements | Applicable Elements | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| applicable | Applicable | Required. Safe integer. |
| supported | Supported | Required. Safe integer. |
| share | Dimensionless share under the stated denominator; not a percent numeral. | Required. Finite number. |
| defined | Whether the associated denominator or quantity is defined; read before using a zero placeholder. | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"descriptionElements": [
"dose",
"time",
"setting"
],
"suppliedElements": [
"dose"
],
"applicableElements": [
"dose",
"time"
]
},
"output": {
"applicable": 2,
"supported": 1,
"share": 0.5,
"defined": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Applicability and supply lists are trusted. Completeness of listed comparator elements does not establish sham validity, blinding, equal treatment conditions, study quality, or clinical efficacy.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a substantive source and study appraisal for clinical claims. Verify methods, preregistration, reporting, comparator conditions, and measurement validity beyond matching labels or calculated completeness.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Study Comparator Reporting Share
Audit explicitly required comparator-description fields in supplied research reports without an efficacy implication.
- Claim Quotation Attribution Token
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