The design and interpretation of pilot trials in clinical research in critical care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Arnold, Donald M ^a   Burns, Karen E A ^b   Adhikari, Neill K J ^b   Kho, Michelle E ^c   Meade, Maureen O ^a,c   Cook, Deborah J ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Critical care; Pilot studies; Pilot trials; Randomized trials

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 58849098735     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181920e33     Document Type: Article

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