Contamination in complex healthcare trials: the falls in care homes (FinCH) study experience

Abstract Background Trials are at risk of contamination bias which can occur when participants in the control group are inadvertently exposed to the intervention. This is a particular risk in rehabilitation studies where it is easy for trial interventions to be either intentionally or inadvertently...

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Main Authors: K. Robinson, F. Allen, J. Darby, C. Fox, A. L. Gordon, J. C. Horne, P. Leighton, E. Sims, P. A. Logan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-00925-z