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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Poster presentation

When an external pilot is successful, should it be possible to transform it into an internal pilot by continuing recruitment into the full trial is ready? A case study of the cord pilot trial

Authors: Lelia Duley, Angela Pushpa-Rajah, Lucy Bradshaw, Jon Dorling, Eleanor Mitchell

Published in: Trials | Special Issue 2/2015

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The Cord Pilot Trial recruited for one year at 8 sites to assess feasibility of a definitive UK trial, comparing timing of cord clamping for very preterm births. This was a complex study, funded as part of an NIHR programme for applied research. This paper will present and discuss our experience of trying to transform an external pilot into an internal pilot. …
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Title
When an external pilot is successful, should it be possible to transform it into an internal pilot by continuing recruitment into the full trial is ready? A case study of the cord pilot trial
Authors
Lelia Duley
Angela Pushpa-Rajah
Lucy Bradshaw
Jon Dorling
Eleanor Mitchell
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue Special Issue 2/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-P15

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