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A Clinical Trial Assessing the Safety, Efficacy, and Delivery of Olive-Oil-Based Three-Chamber Bags for Parenteral Nutrition
Published on: September 20, 2019
Pilot randomized trials: is there a need?
Kyle J Jeray1, Stephanie L Tanner
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, 701 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 29605, USA. kjeray@ghs.org
Abstract:
A pilot randomized study is often essential to ensure the feasibility of conducting a large, randomized study. Pilot studies help to define the sample size, establish measurable outcomes, promote methodological rigor, establish the ability to recruit participants, assess the risk-benefit ratio of the treatments, and evaluate the economic viability of a definitive study.
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