Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed

Abstract The evidence base available to trialists to support trial process decisions—e.g. how best to recruit and retain participants, how to collect data or how to share the results with participants—is thin. One way to fill gaps in evidence is to run Studies Within A Trial, or SWATs. These are sel...

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Main Authors: Shaun Treweek, Simon Bevan, Peter Bower, Matthias Briel, Marion Campbell, Jacquie Christie, Clive Collett, Seonaidh Cotton, Declan Devane, Adel El Feky, Sandra Galvin, Heidi Gardner, Katie Gillies, Kerenza Hood, Jan Jansen, Roberta Littleford, Adwoa Parker, Craig Ramsay, Lynne Restrup, Frank Sullivan, David Torgerson, Liz Tremain, Erik von Elm, Matthew Westmore, Hywel Williams, Paula R. Williamson, Mike Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3980-5