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Operational and resource management of an RCT: some of the pitfalls and lessons learned
Author(s) -
DOLAN GINA,
BROOMFIELD JACKIE,
LEWITH GEORGE,
WATKINS ALAN
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00256.x
Subject(s) - rigour , protocol (science) , teamwork , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , medicine , resource (disambiguation) , management science , knowledge management , process management , nursing , alternative medicine , computer science , business , engineering , computer network , mathematics , geometry , surgery , pathology , political science , law
• Nurses frequently fulfil important functions within a research team involved in clinical trials. This paper describes the challenges inherent in developing and managing a large clinical trial involving the evaluation of homoeopathy and asthma. • Teamwork, a clear and comprehensive understanding of the research protocol, marketing the project, and the ability to manage human resources within both a primary and secondary care environment are all essential aspects of clinical research. • Our experience in establishing and managing this project has suggested to us that a high standard of clinical research demands an open approach to problem‐solving as well as the realization that efficient research is as much about the management of people as it is about scientific rigour.