Predicting the sample size of randomized controlled trials using natural language processing.
Extracting the sample size from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remains a challenge to developing better search functionalities or automating systematic reviews. Most current approaches rely on the sample size being explicitly mentioned in the abstract. The objective of this study was, therefore, to develop and validate additional approaches.
Author(s): Windisch, Paul, Dennstädt, Fabio, Koechli, Carole, Förster, Robert, Schröder, Christina, Aebersold, Daniel M, Zwahlen, Daniel R
DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae116