Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Improving the efficiency of trials using innovative pilot designs: the next phase in the conduct and reporting of pilot and feasibility studies.

Improving the efficiency of trials using innovative pilot designs: the next phase in the conduct and reporting of pilot and feasibility studies. Thumbnail


Abstract

With continuously increasing costs of conducting trials, use of innovative approaches-such as pragmatic trials, registry-based randomised trials, adaptive trials, personalised medicine trials, platform trials, and basket trials-to the design and conduct of clinical trials has been advocated as one of the most promising solutions. In this editorial, we propose that the next wave of feasibility or pilot studies should focus on assessing the feasibility of trials using these designs, which we see as an imperative in order to unleash their potential to reduce trial costs and accelerate the drug development process and the search for best treatments, so that the right treatments can be delivered as soon as possible to the right patients.

Acceptance Date Jun 13, 2017
Publication Date Jul 7, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Print ISSN 2055-5784
Publisher BioMed Central
Pages 14 - ?
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0159-2
Keywords trials
Publisher URL https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-017-0159-2

Files




Downloadable Citations