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SWAT 1: what effects do site visits by the principal investigator have on recruitment in a multicentre randomized trial?
Author(s) -
Smith Valerie,
Clarke Mike,
Devane Declan,
Begley Cecily,
Shorter Gillian,
Maguire Lisa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of evidence‐based medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1756-5391
DOI - 10.1111/jebm.12049
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , principal (computer security) , alternative medicine , psychology , medicine , medical education , computer science , pathology , operating system
The SWAT (Study Within A Trial) programme has been established to develop a series of studies that would embed research within research, so as to resolve uncertainties about the effects of different ways of designing, conducting, analyzing and interpreting evaluations of health and social care. It was described in an Education piece in the Journal of Evidence‐Based Medicine in 2012. We have now prepared the first example of the design summary for a SWAT, using the template that will be used for other SWAT. This is presented in this article.