Description
Return uniqueContact=active+sham-shared, activeShare=active/total, shamShare=sham/total, and remaining=total-uniqueContact.
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.
Return uniqueContact=active+sham-shared, activeShare=active/total, shamShare=sham/total, and remaining=total-uniqueContact.
When to use this tool
Use Osteopathic Study Control Time Share when you need this specific evidence-record, measurement, interval, comparator, or protocol check.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter activeMinutes, shamMinutes, sharedMinutes, totalAvailable. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read uniqueContact, activeShare, shamShare, remaining. Use the output convention below.
For positive totalAvailable and nonnegative activeMinutes, shamMinutes, and sharedMinutes within both components require their union<=totalAvailable. Return uniqueContact=active+sham-shared, activeShare=active/total, shamShare=sham/total, and remaining=total-uniqueContact.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| activeMinutes | Active Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| shamMinutes | Sham Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| sharedMinutes | Shared Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| totalAvailable | Total Available | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| uniqueContact | Unique Contact | Required. Finite number. |
| activeShare | Active Share | Required. Finite number. |
| shamShare | Sham Share | Required. Finite number. |
| remaining | Remaining | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"activeMinutes": 30,
"shamMinutes": 25,
"sharedMinutes": 5,
"totalAvailable": 60
},
"output": {
"uniqueContact": 50,
"activeShare": 0.5,
"shamShare": 0.4166666666666667,
"remaining": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- All times use minutes. Active and sham shares can sum above one because shared time belongs to both; contact accounting does not establish comparator credibility, blinding, protocol equivalence, or 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.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.
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
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