| Title |
Centre Selection for Clinical Trials and the Generalisability of Results: A Mixed Methods Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0056560 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Adrian Gheorghe, Tracy E. Roberts, Jonathan C. Ives, Benjamin R. Fletcher, Melanie Calvert |
| Abstract |
The rationale for centre selection in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is often unclear but may have important implications for the generalisability of trial results. The aims of this study were to evaluate the factors which currently influence centre selection in RCTs and consider how generalisability considerations inform current and optimal practice. |
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| United Kingdom | 6 | 86% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 50 | 96% |
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| Student > Master | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 11 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 31% |