Combining qualitative studies with randomised controlled trials is often useful

Maximising the impact of qualitative research in feasibility studies for randomised controlled trials: guidance for researchers

Feasibility studies are increasingly undertaken in preparation for randomised controlled trials in order to explore uncertainties and enable trialists to optimise the intervention or the conduct of the trial. Qualitative research can be used to examine and address key uncertainties prior to a full trial. We present guidance that researchers, research funders and reviewers may wish to consider w...

Introducing “Agreement on what to Measure in Randomised Controlled Trials in Burn Care” Research Project

پروژه پژوهشی "توافق درباره‌ی پیامدهای قابل اندازه‌گیری در کارآزمایی های کنترل‌دار مربوط به مراقبت‌های سوختگی" توسط گروهی از پژوهش‌گران با تجربه، در حوزه سوختگی، زیر نظر دکتر Young از کشور انگلستان در حال انجام می‌باشد. هدف نهایی از انجام این مطالعه، تهیه و تدوین مجموعه‌ای از پیامدهای اساسی (core outcome set (COS)) است که در گزارش کارآزمایی های شاهد‌دار تصادفی مربوط به مراقبت‌های سوختگی باید مور...

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Stepped wedge randomised controlled trials: systematic review of studies

Background: In a stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial, clusters receive the intervention at different time points, and the order in which they received it is randomised. Previous systematic reviews of stepped wedge trials have documented a steady rise in their use between 1987 and 2010, which was attributed to the design’s perceived logistical and analytical advantages. However, the interven...

Describing qualitative research undertaken with randomised controlled trials in grant proposals: a documentary analysis

BACKGROUND There is growing recognition of the value of conducting qualitative research with trials in health research. It is timely to reflect on how this qualitative research is presented in grant proposals to identify lessons for researchers and research commissioners. As part of a larger study focusing on how to maximise the value of undertaking qualitative research with trials, we undertoo...