Pragmatism in practice: lessons learned during screening and enrollment for a randomised controlled trial in rural northern Ethiopia

Pragmatism in practice: lessons learned during screening and enrollment for a randomised controlled trial in rural northern Ethiopia

Abstract Background We use the example of the Gojjam Lymphoedema Best Practice Trial (GoLBeT), a pragmatic trial in a remote rural setting in northern Ethiopia, to extract lessons relevant to other investigators balancing the demands of practicality and community acceptability with internal and exte...

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Main Authors: Meseret Molla, Henok Negussie, Moses Ngari, Esther Kivaya, Patricia Njuguna, Fikre Enqueselassie, James A. Berkley, Gail Davey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
External validity
Internal validity
Lessons
Pragmatic
Randomised controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0486-x

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