articleBMJMay 8, 2015BRONZE OA

The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose

University of Aberdeen · North York General Hospital · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

This paper presents PRECIS-2-a validated, improved version of the tool-together with guidance for how to use it PRECIS-2 has nine domains including three new ones (recruitment, setting, and organisation), each scored on a 5-point Likert continuum (from 1=very explanatory "ideal conditions" to 5=very pragmatic "usual care conditions") so that trialists, clinicians, and policymakers can more easily consider whether design decisions match their intended purpose on 2 August

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Keywords
  • Flexibility (engineering)
  • Computer science
  • Matching (statistics)
  • Domain (mathematical analysis)
  • Outcome (game theory)
  • Clinical trial
  • Medical physics
  • Management science
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