Surgeons’ and methodologists’ perceptions of utilising an expertise-based randomised controlled trial design: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are widely recognised to be the most rigorous way to test new and emerging clinical interventions. When the interventions under study are two different surgical procedures, however, surgeons are required to be trained and sufficiently proficien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonathan A. Cook, Marion K. Campbell, Katie Gillies, Zoë Skea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2832-z