Practical aspects of conducting a pragmatic randomised trial in primary care: patient recruitment and outcome assessment
BACKGROUND: Conducting a pragmatic randomised trial in primary care is often accompanied by practical problems. Such problems are seldom reported and may constitute useful lessons for researchers planning future trials. AIM: To address the difficulties involved in patient recruitment and to present measures to minimise bias during outcome assessment. METHOD: A recently conducted trial comparing the effects of corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy for painful stiff shoulder was used to illustrate problems related to patient recruitment and outcome assessment. RESULTS: Recruitment of patie... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
Schlagwörter: | *Patient Selection / *Primary Health Care / *Randomized Controlled Trials / Attitude of Health Personnel / Female / Humans / Informed Consent / Male / Netherlands / Outcome Assessment (Health Care)/*standards / Patient Satisfaction / Physician-Patient Relations / Physicians / Family/psychology / Research Support / Non-U.S. Gov't / Workload |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26833317 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/9422 |