Making randomised trials more efficient: Report of the first meeting to discuss the Trial Forge platform

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Treweek, Shaun ^a   Altman, Doug G ^b   Bower, Peter ^c   Campbell, Marion ^a   Chalmers, Iain ^d   Cotton, Seonaidh ^a   Craig, Peter ^e   Crosby, David ^f   Davidson, Peter ^g   Devane, Declan ^h   Duley, Lelia ⁱ   Dunn, Janet ^j   Elbourne, Diana ^k   Farrell, Barbara ^b   Gamble, Carrol ^l   Gillies, Katie ^a   Hood, Kerry ^m   Lang, Trudie ⁿ   Littleford, Roberta ^o   Loudon, Kirsty ^a   McDonald, Alison ^a   McPherson, Gladys ^a   Nelson, Annmarie ^p   Norrie, John ^a   Ramsay, Craig ^a   Sandercock, Peter ^q   Shanahan, Daniel R ^r   Summerskill, William ^s   Sydes, Matt ^f   Williamson, Paula ^l   Clarke, Mike ^t   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d James Lind Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

ⁱ QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^k LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^m CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^p CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^q UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^r BIOMED CENTRAL   (United Kingdom)

^s THE LANCET   (United Kingdom)

^t QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

efficiency; methodology; Randomised controlled trials; research waste

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRAINING; TRIAL FORGE; WORKSHOP; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COOPERATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PRODUCTIVITY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84935002204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0776-0     Document Type: Article

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