The framework of the Medical Research Council (MRC) for the development and evaluation of complex interventions was used to develop Fostering Connections: The Trauma-informed Foster Care Programme. A prior narrative review of the evidence base of similar programs was combined with a prior qualitative...
The MRC framework for complex interventions. In defence of inappropriate methodologiesdoi:10.1136/bmj.a1655David KernickBMJ
A conceptual framework for research on subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2014;10:844–52. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Galvin JE, Roe CM, Powlishta KK, Coats MA, Muich SJ, Grant E, et al. The AD8: a brief informant ...
A conceptual framework for research on subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2014;10:844–52. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Galvin JE, Roe CM, Powlishta KK, Coats MA, Muich SJ, Grant E, et al. The AD8: a brief informant ...
Using the MRC framework for complex interventions to develop a childhood obesity prevention trial: the baby milk trialObesity is common even in young preschool children. In England by the time children start school, more than 1 in 5 are overweight or obese. Infancy is a period of rapid growth...
Thompson TD,Weiss M.Homeopathy--what are the active ingredients-An exploratory study using the UK Medical Research Council‘s framework for the evaluation of complex interventions. BMC Complement Altern Med . 2006Thompson TDB, Weiss M. Homeopathy—what are the active ingredients? An exploratory ...
Porter, On the problems of mixing RCTs with qualitative research: the case of the MRC framework for the evaluation of complex healthcare interventions. Journal of Research in Nursing, 2010. 15(6): p. 511-521.Blackwood B, O'Halloran P, Porter S. On the problems of mixing RCTs with ...
The MRC framework therefore incorporates a range of methodologies that generates data that spans a 'hierarchy of evidence' (Craig et al., 2008), from qualitative interview studies, to clinical trials and metaanalyses, to examine in detail the specific mechanisms of action of complex interventions....