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Abstract
This editorial provides a brief overview of the importance of pilot or feasibility trials or studies, the challenges with current practices in their conduct and reporting, an introduction to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) extension to pilot trials aimed at improving their reporting, along with some key resources on aspects related to pilot and feasibility studies.
Highlights
This editorial provides a brief overview of the importance of pilot or feasibility trials or studies, the challenges with current practices in their conduct and reporting, an introduction to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) extension to pilot trials aimed at improving their reporting, along with some key resources on aspects related to pilot and feasibility studies
It is important to emphasize that the primary objectives and outcomes of pilot or feasibility study and the main study are different
Some reports of pilot trials show that the study is called “pilot” because of the small sample size, or because it was conducted in single center and without the clear intention of advancing to a main study [1]
Summary
This editorial provides a brief overview of the importance of pilot or feasibility trials or studies, the challenges with current practices in their conduct and reporting, an introduction to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) extension to pilot trials aimed at improving their reporting, along with some key resources on aspects related to pilot and feasibility studies. It is important to emphasize that the primary objectives and outcomes of pilot or feasibility study and the main study are different. Mário Rubens Guimarães Montenegro, s/n, Rubião Júnior, Campus UNESP, CEP 18.618-687, Botucatu, SP, Brazil Full list of author information is available at the end of the article has a primary objective of determining the efficacy or effectiveness of a new intervention [4, 5].
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