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Methodological challenges and pragmatic design in randomised controlled trials comparing surgery and rehabilitation

Authors: Vandana Ayyar Gupta, Antony Palmer, Ines Rombach, Susan Dutton, Cushla Cooper, Karen Barker, David Beard, Sion Glyn-Jones

Published in: Trials | Special Issue 2/2015

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Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating surgery versus rehabilitation pose particular methodological and practical challenges. In addition to the differences in the interventions, factors associated with the differences in care pathways and fluctuating symptoms impact the feasibility of effectively running a trial in a hospital setting. …

Title: Methodological challenges and pragmatic design in randomised controlled trials comparing surgery and rehabilitation
Authors: Vandana Ayyar Gupta
Antony Palmer
Ines Rombach
Susan Dutton
Cushla Cooper
Karen Barker
David Beard
Sion Glyn-Jones
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-P172

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