Trial Forge Guidance 4 helps trial teams to develop SWAT reporting guideline will aid authors, reviewers, and journal editors to produce and review clear, structured reports of randomised SWATs, whilst also adhering to the CONSORT guideline. An editable version of the checklist, to accompany publication submission, can be downloaded via the Download Resource Link button […]
The right to stop taking part, or change how to take part PeRSEVERE has its own website: https://persevereprinciples.org/ All guidelines, policies and laws about clinical trials and other research with human participants are clear that, before taking part in research, individuals must voluntarily give informed consent, and that they can withdraw that consent at any
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The ‘Protocol and resource development for prioritised recruitment and retention strategies’ (PRESS) project aimed to develop these protocols, and resources, to assist and encourage trial teams to evaluate the recruitment and retention strategies in their trials, especially those that we have prioritised for evaluation. We have developed protocols, guidance and other resources for four recruitment
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Trial Forge Guidance 2 helps trial teams decide if another SWAT is needed to answer an existing research question. Five criteria are listed to assist decision making. We are adding a sixth criterion, the Value of Information, to additionally consider the potential time and financial constraints of improving trial process evidence. The Value of Information
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Randomised trials, especially those intended to directly inform clinical practice and policy, should be designed to reflect all those who could benefit from the intervention under test should it prove effective. This does not always happen. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) INCLUDE project identified many groups in the UK that are
Trial Forge will make trials more efficient by looking for marginal gains across all trial processes, from research question to implementation into routine care. It will encourage everyone connected with trials to be more sceptical of what we do by asking for the evidence behind all of our trial decisions.
