Acceptance checklist for clinical effectiveness pilot trials: A systematic approach

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Charlesworth, Georgina ^a,b   Burnell, Karen ^c   Hoe, Juanita ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a,b   Russell, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Health Sciences and Social Work   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACCEPT; Carer supporter programme; CONSORT; Feasibility; Internal pilot; Pilot trial; Randomized controlled trial; SHIELD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREGIVERS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84878818462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-78     Document Type: Article

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