Early-stage studies to larger-scale trials: investigators' perspectives on scaling-up childhood obesity interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pilot/feasibility studies play an important role in the development and refinement of behavioral interventions by providing information about feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy. Despite their importance and wide-spread use, the approaches taken by behavioral scientists to scale-up early-stage studies to larger-scale trials has received little attention. The aim of our study was to understand the role that pilot studies play in the development and execution of larger-scale trials.

Methods

We conducted interviews with childhood obesity researchers who had published pilot behavioral interventions and larger-scale trials of the same or similar interventions. Questions were asked about the role of pilot studies in developing larger-scale trials and the

SUBMITTER: von Klinggraeff L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature