{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.prevmedhealth.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-power-of-a-study-L8W1dLHj","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Power of a Study","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3512c98c-c29a-485f-8f25-7fec2feffd3f/4d741d2d-a279-453f-ab43-599241813a7e/the-power-of-a-study.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/157d8588-0db4-43d2-8e1a-e6ce42bbdcca\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Power of a Study\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The VA Diabetes Trial was criticized in a letter to the editor for being underpowered.  Dr. Banerer made the appropriate point that \" A negative finding in an underpowered study should not change the way we think about the importance of glucose control in the prevention of diabetes-related complications.\" \nBoth the study and the editorial are available at the links below. \n\nThey actually did get adequate study power through additional recruitment and follow-up. So, why didn't they describe this in the original study?"}