A guide to the reporting of protocols of pilot and feasibility trials

Abstract Publishing protocols of trials including protocols of pilot and feasibility trials—designed to inform the designs of main trials—has been advocated as an important strategy towards improving transparency in the conduct and reporting of main trials and pilot/feasibility trials. This editoria...

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Main Authors:	Lehana Thabane, Gillian Lancaster
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-02-01
Series:	Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-019-0423-8

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spelling	doaj-08fc39acaa6448be98a4bb3dfdde82062020-11-25T01:10:12ZengBMCPilot and Feasibility Studies2055-57842019-02-01511310.1186/s40814-019-0423-8A guide to the reporting of protocols of pilot and feasibility trialsLehana Thabane0Gillian Lancaster1Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster UniversityInstitute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele UniversityAbstract Publishing protocols of trials including protocols of pilot and feasibility trials—designed to inform the designs of main trials—has been advocated as an important strategy towards improving transparency in the conduct and reporting of main trials and pilot/feasibility trials. This editorial aims to provide some general guidance on how to report protocols of pilot and feasibility trials, drawing upon two available resources—the CONSORT extension to pilot trials and the SPIRIT guideline for main trials. We describe how these might be adapted for the reporting of protocol manuscripts of pilot and feasibility trials for submission in Pilot and Feasibility Studies journal.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-019-0423-8
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title	A guide to the reporting of protocols of pilot and feasibility trials
title_short	A guide to the reporting of protocols of pilot and feasibility trials
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description	Abstract Publishing protocols of trials including protocols of pilot and feasibility trials—designed to inform the designs of main trials—has been advocated as an important strategy towards improving transparency in the conduct and reporting of main trials and pilot/feasibility trials. This editorial aims to provide some general guidance on how to report protocols of pilot and feasibility trials, drawing upon two available resources—the CONSORT extension to pilot trials and the SPIRIT guideline for main trials. We describe how these might be adapted for the reporting of protocol manuscripts of pilot and feasibility trials for submission in Pilot and Feasibility Studies journal.
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A guide to the reporting of protocols of pilot and feasibility trials

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