Journal article
Barriers to conducting randomised controlled trials: Lessons learnt from the Horsechestnut & Venous Leg Ulcer Trial (HAVLUT)
Contemporary Nurse : a Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, Vol.15(1-2), pp.37-47
2003
PMID: 14649507
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Abstract
The RCT is considered the gold standard for testing a therapeutic intervention. However, the conduct of an RCT is not without numerous obstacles. As illustrated through the recent Horsechestnut and Venous Leg Ulcer Trial (HAVLUT), these barriers can be attributed to randomisation, recruitment, retention, blinding and sampling procedures, and to gate keeping. These obstacles, together with strategies to prevent and overcome them, are detailed throughout this article, and are aimed at ameliorating the future design and conduct of RCTs.
Details
- Title
- Barriers to conducting randomised controlled trials: Lessons learnt from the Horsechestnut & Venous Leg Ulcer Trial (HAVLUT)
- Creators
- Matthew John Leach (Author) - University of South Australia
- Publication Details
- Contemporary Nurse : a Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, Vol.15(1-2), pp.37-47
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 991012911989802368
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article