Abstract
Time to be brave: is educating surgeons the key to unlocking the potential of randomized clinical trials in surgery? A qualitative study
Highlights
Well-designed randomised clinical trials (RCTs) provide the optimal evidence to inform decision-making and should be the default for evaluating surgical procedures
The aim of this study was to use qualitative methods to explore surgeons’ preferences and how they may influence the feasibility of surgical randomised clinical trials (RCTs)
Semi-structured qualitative interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of 35 professionals practicing at 15 centres across the UK
Summary
Well-designed randomised clinical trials (RCTs) provide the optimal evidence to inform decision-making and should be the default for evaluating surgical procedures. Such trials can be challenging and surgeons’ preferences may influence whether trials are initiated, successfully conducted and the results accepted. Preferences are problematic when there are several different surgical options and surgeons’ views play a key role in procedure selection. The basis of such preferences, have never been formally explored. The aim of this study was to use qualitative methods to explore surgeons’ preferences and how they may influence the feasibility of surgical randomised clinical trials (RCTs)
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