Intervention development and treatment success in UK health technology assessment funded trials of physical rehabilitation: a mixed methods analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical rehabilitation is a complex process, and trials of rehabilitation interventions are increasing in number but often report null results. This study aimed to establish treatment success rates in physical rehabilitation trials funded by the National Institute of Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme and examine any relationship between treatment success and the quality of intervention development work undertaken.

Design

This is a mixed methods study.

Setting

This study was conducted in the UK.

Methods

The NIHR HTA portfolio was searched for all completed definitive randomised controlled trials of physical rehabilitation interventions from inception to July 2016. Treatment success was categorised according to criteria

SUBMITTER: Goodwin VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720467 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature