Beyond the Randomized Controlled Trial: A Review of Alternatives in mHealth Clinical Trial Methods

BackgroundRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) have long been considered the primary research study design capable of eliciting causal relationships between health interventions and consequent outcomes. However, with a prolonged duration from recruitment to publication, high-cost trial implementation...

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Main Authors: Pham, Quynh, Wiljer, David, Cafazzo, Joseph A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2016-09-01
Series:JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Online Access:http://mhealth.jmir.org/2016/3/e107/