Methodological standards in the design and reporting of pilot and feasibility studies in emergency medicine literature: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pilot and feasibility studies are intended to ensure that subsequent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are feasible, economical and rigorous, especially in a challenging research environment such as emergency medicine (EM). We aimed to evaluate the methodological quality in conducting and reporting randomised pilot and feasibility studies in the EM literature and propose recommendations to improve their quality.

Design

Methodological systematic review.

Data sources and eligibility

We searched MEDLINE and Embase (2018-29 September 2023) for pilot or feasibility RCTs published as full texts in the five top-ranked and other first-quartile EM journals according to Scimago.

Data extraction and analysis

We assessed their methodological features and report

SUBMITTER: Ruangsomboon O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11555100 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature