A review of current practice in the design and assessment of internal pilots in UK NIHR clinical trials

Abstract Background Internal pilots provide useful information which can help to optimise the running of the main trial. Although some recommendations exist in the literature for the design of internal pilots, little is known about current practice in terms of the specification and also the assessme...

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Main Authors: Anna Rosala-Hallas, Carrol Gamble, Jane Blazeby, Paula R. Williamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3669-9