Patients’ beliefs regarding informed consent for low-risk pragmatic trials
Abstract Background The requirement to obtain written informed consent may undermine the potential of pragmatic randomized clinical trials (pRCTs) to improve evidence-based care. This requirement could compromise trials statistical power or even force it to close them down prematurely. However, rece...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0424-3 |