Methodological review of the design, objectives and sample size of Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) applications that use an external randomised controlled pilot trial design: A protocol.
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- 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0343981,
title = {Methodological review of the design, objectives and sample size of Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) applications that use an external randomised controlled pilot trial design: A protocol.},
author = {Chan CL and Eddy S and Hejdenberg J and Morgan B and Morgan HM and Lancaster G and Robinson C and Eldridge SM},
year = {2026},
journal = {PloS one},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0343981},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343981}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Methodological review of the design, objectives and sample size of Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) applications that use an external randomised controlled pilot trial design: A protocol. AU - Chan CL AU - Eddy S AU - Hejdenberg J AU - Morgan B AU - Morgan HM AU - Lancaster G AU - Robinson C AU - Eldridge SM PY - 2026 JO - PloS one DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0343981 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343981 ER -
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CL, C., S, E., J, H., B, M., HM, M., G, L., C, R., & SM, E. (2026). Methodological review of the design, objectives and sample size of Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) applications that use an external randomised controlled pilot trial design: A protocol.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343981
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