CONSORT 2010 statement: Extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Eldridge, Sandra M ^a   Chan, Claire L ^a   Campbell, Michael J ^b   Bond, Christine M ^c   Hopewell, Sally ^d   Thabane, Lehana ^e   Lancaster, Gillian A ^f   O'Cathain, Alicia ^b   Altman, Doug ^d   Bretz, Frank ^g,u   Campbell, Marion ^h   Cobo, Erik ⁱ   Craig, Peter ^j   Davidson, Peter ^k   Groves, Trish ^l   Gumedze, Freedom ^m   Hewison, Jenny ⁿ   Hirst, Allison ^d   Hoddinott, Pat ^o   Lamb, Sarah E ^d   Lang, Tom ^p   McColl, Elaine ^q   Shanahan, Daniel R ^r   Sutton, Chris ^s   Tugwell, Peter ^t   more..

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^l BMJ   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^p Tom Lang Communications and Training International   (United States)

^q NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^r BIOMED CENTRAL   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^t UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^u MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 85041078754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20555784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-016-0105-8     Document Type: Article

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