Realist RCTs of complex interventions - an oxymoron.

Bonell et al. discuss the challenges of carrying out randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate complex interventions in public health, and consider the role of realist evaluation in enhancing this design (Bonell, Fletcher, Morton, Lorenc, and Moore, 2012). They argue for a "synergistic, r...

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Main Authors: Marchal, B, Westhorp, G, Wong, G, Van Belle, S, Greenhalgh, P, Kegels, G, Pawson, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013