Research type:
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Methodology |
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Lay public's understanding of equipoise and randomisation in randomised controlled trials (Robinson) 192 pages, Volume 9, number 8 |
DOI
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10.3310/hta9080 |
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Outputs from this project
- Robinson, EJ; Kerr, C; Stevens, A; Lilford, R; Braunholtz, D; Edwards, S.
Lay conceptions of the ethical and scientific justifications for random allocation in clinical trials. Social Science and Medicine 2004; 58(4): 811-824.
- Kerr, C; Robinson, E; Stevens, A; Braunholtz, D; Edwards, G; Lilford, R.
Randomisation in trials: Do potential trial participants understand it and find it acceptable?. Journal of Medical Ethics 2004; 30(1): 80-84.
- Kerr, CEP; Robinson, E; Lilford, R J; Edwards, SJL; Braunholtz, DA; Stevens, AJ.
The impact of describing clinical trial treatments as new or standard. Patient Education and Counselling 2004;53(1):107-13.
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Headline: |
Study highlights the disparity between assumptions that underlie trial design and assumptions potential trial recruits draw upon if invited into a RCT, and argues for the need to convey effectively to them the scientific advantages of random allocation. |
Project ref: |
98/23/20 |
Original project title: |
Lay public's understanding of equipoise and randomisation in randomised controlled trials |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Elizabeth J Robinson, Professor of Psychology,
Department of Psychology, Warwick University
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Start Date: |
December 2000 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
March 2005
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Cost: |
£138,683 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIALS; PUBLIC-OPINION (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMAN; REVIEW-LITERATURE; ATTITUDE-TO-HEALTH; PATIENT-ACCEPTANCE-OF-HEALTH-CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED-MEDICINE; INFORMED-CONSENT (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484087726 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available
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Printed copies of this title despatched:
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126 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1143 |
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