Researcher allegiance in research on psychosocial interventions: meta-research study protocol and pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

One potential source of bias in randomised clinical trials of psychological interventions is researcher allegiance (RA). The operationalisation of RA differs strongly across studies, and there is not a generally accepted method of operationalising or measuring it. Furthermore, it remains unclear as to how RA affects the outcomes of trials and if it results in better outcomes for a preferred intervention. The aim of this project is to develop and validate a scale that accurately identifies RA, contribute to the understanding of the impact that RA has in a research setting and to make recommendations for addressing RA in practice.

Methods and analysis

A scale will first be developed and validated to measure RA in psychotherapy trials. The scale will be validated b

SUBMITTER: Yoder WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377509 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature