Examining the empirical evidence for IDEAL 2b studies: the effects of preceding prospective collaborative cohort studies on the quality and impact of subsequent randomized controlled trials of surgical innovations – protocol for a systematic review and case–control analysis

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in surgery face methodological challenges, which often result in low quality or failed trials. The Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term (IDEAL) framework proposes preliminary prospective collaborative cohort studies with specific properties (ID...

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Main Authors: Peter McCulloch, Jiajie Yu, Arsenio Paez, Baptiste Vasey, Mudathir Ibrahim, Joel Horovitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies
Online Access:https://sit.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000120.full