1. Thesis Title Title – (Be concise, suggest the research question)
Investigator – Name
Guide
Department
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2. Introduction Introduce the Topic in one slide
Include only relevant literature
Preferably studies from India regarding current status of the topic under discussion.
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3. Rationale for the study
State the problem area
State current research status
State reason for your study
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4. Research Hypothesis Specify Idea to be proven
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5. Aims State in broad terms what is hoped to be achieved by the study
This could be a part of the research hypothesis or could be a restatement of the hypothesis.
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6. Objectives Spell out exactly what is to be done in the study.
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7. Review of Literature Summarise each study in one or two slides
Ensure author name, institution name, journal name and year of publication in the title.
Summarise only relevant parts of the study in the slide .
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8. Materials and Methods Study area Study population
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9. Type of Study Descriptive Analytical a. Correlational a. Observational
- Case-control
- Cohort
b. Case studies b. Interventional (Experimental)
- Case reports Clinical trials, animal experiments
- Case series (in vitro and in vivo)
c. Cross-sectional surveys
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10. Statistics - sample size
Determine expected difference Set alfa error limits (P value) Decide power of study (Beta error) Select formula for sample size For pilot study minimum 30 is recommended.
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11. Ethical Aspects
Informed consent
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12. Materials and Methods Primary data collection
Secondary data collection
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13. Materials and Methods Tabulation plan
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14. Statistics - Data analysis plan
Test of significance
Parametric data Non-parametric data
Student’s paired t test 1. Wilcoxan signed rank test
Student’s unpaired t test 2. Wilcoxan rank sum test
One way ANOVA 3. Kruskal-Wallis one way ANOVA
Two way ANOVA 4. Friedman two way ANOVA
Correlation coefficient 5. Spearman’s rank correlation
Regression analysis 6. Chi-square test

15. References
Please refer New England Journal of Medicine 1991; 324: 424-8
For details regarding The Vancouver Style of Writing References
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