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 …

Mixed Methods Research: A Guide to the Field by Vicki L. Plano Clark and Nataliya V.
Ivankova is a practical book that introduces a unique socio-ecological framework for …

Objectives Prespecified progression criteria can inform the decision to progress from an
external randomised pilot trial to a definitive randomised controlled trial. We assessed the …

This article outlines the contribution that ethnography could make to process evaluations for
trials of complex health-behaviour interventions. Process evaluations are increasingly used …

Conducting qualitative research within public health trials requires balancing timely data
collection with the need to maintain data quality. Verbatim transcription of interviews is the …

Researchers measure the effectiveness of new interventions using randomized controlled
trials (RCTs). They are increasingly using qualitative research with these RCTs to explain …

BACKGROUND Insulin is generally administered to people with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(T1DM) using multiple daily injections (MDIs), but can also be delivered using infusion …

Background: Aquatic therapy offers an alternative physiotherapy approach to managing the
motor and non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). Objective: This …

In this new edition, Dr. George Tomlin joins Dr. Martin S. Rice and Dr. Franklin Stein to add
expertise and knowledge of the occupational therapy field. With the combined knowledge …

How can we improve recruitment to trials? In their recently published paper, Healy et al.
outline the top 10 prioritised questions for trial recruitment research identified by the …