Trial Forge Guidance 5: ethical considerations in randomised Studies Within A Trial (SWATs)

Hanne Bruhn, Shaun Treweek, Charles Weijer, Matthias Briel, Mike Clarke, Rachel Crowley, Katie Gillies, Heidi Green, Ellen Murphy, Adwoa Parker, Geneviève Shiely Hayes, Peter Hart, Frances Shiely

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DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-08958-9
Published: 2025-08-02
Container: Trials
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13063-025-08958-9,
  title = {Trial Forge Guidance 5: ethical considerations in randomised Studies Within A Trial (SWATs)},
  author = {Hanne Bruhn and Shaun Treweek and Charles Weijer and Matthias Briel and Mike Clarke and Rachel Crowley and Katie Gillies and Heidi Green and Ellen Murphy and Adwoa Parker and Geneviève Shiely Hayes and Peter Hart and Frances Shiely},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Trials},
  doi = {10.1186/s13063-025-08958-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08958-9}
}

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AU  - Hanne Bruhn
AU  - Shaun Treweek
AU  - Charles Weijer
AU  - Matthias Briel
AU  - Mike Clarke
AU  - Rachel Crowley
AU  - Katie Gillies
AU  - Heidi Green
AU  - Ellen Murphy
AU  - Adwoa Parker
AU  - Geneviève Shiely Hayes
AU  - Peter Hart
AU  - Frances Shiely
PY  - 2025
JO  - Trials
DO  - 10.1186/s13063-025-08958-9
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Bruhn, H., Treweek, S., Weijer, C., Briel, M., Clarke, M., Crowley, R., Gillies, K., Green, H., Murphy, E., Parker, A., Hayes, G. S., Hart, P., & Shiely, F. (2025). Trial Forge Guidance 5: ethical considerations in randomised Studies Within A Trial (SWATs). Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08958-9

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