Description
Compare supplied outcome identity and assessment-time metadata.
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.
Compare supplied outcome identity and assessment-time metadata.
When to use this tool
Use Osteopathy Study Protocol Outcome Pair when you need this specific evidence-record, measurement, interval, comparator, or protocol check.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter registeredCode, reportedCode, registeredTime, reportedTime, allowedShift. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read sameOutcome, timeShift, withinSuppliedShift. Inspect sameOutcome, withinSuppliedShift before interpreting the associated values.
For nonnegative allowedShift return sameOutcome on exact registeredCode/reportedCode equality, timeShift=reportedTime-registeredTime, and withinSuppliedShift when abs(timeShift)<=allowedShift.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| registeredCode | Registered Code | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| reportedCode | Reported Code | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| registeredTime | Registered Time | Required. Finite number. |
| reportedTime | Reported Time | Required. Finite number. |
| allowedShift | Allowed Shift | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| sameOutcome | Same Outcome | Required. Boolean. |
| timeShift | Time Shift | Required. Finite number. |
| withinSuppliedShift | Within Supplied Shift | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"registeredCode": "pain",
"reportedCode": "pain",
"registeredTime": 30,
"reportedTime": 32,
"allowedShift": 3
},
"output": {
"sameOutcome": true,
"timeShift": 2,
"withinSuppliedShift": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Times and allowance need one unit. Matching codes or permitted timing do not establish outcome equivalence, faithful reporting, absence of selective analysis, or study validity.
- 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
Similar or alternative tools
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