Prospective Case Series
A prospective case series is an observational study design in which a group of patients with a particular condition, exposure, or intervention is identified in advance and followed forward in time according to a pre-specified protocol. Data on outcomes, adverse events, and clinical course are collected as they occur, yielding higher data quality and temporal clarity than retrospective designs. No control group is included, so causal inference is limited, but the design is valuable for characterizing natural disease history, early safety signals, and feasibility of new interventions.
Source record
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- Meinert, C. L. (1996). Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct, and Analysis. Oxford University Press. · ISBN 978-0195035681
- Gagnier, J. J., Kienle, G., Altman, D. G., Moher, D., Sox, H., Riley, D., & the CARE Group. (2016). The CARE Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2(5), 38-43. · DOI 10.7453/gahmj.2013.008
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Related methods
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