International Journal of Osteopathic MedicineVogel S, Draper-Rodi J. The importance of pilot studies, how to write them and what they mean. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 2017;23:2-3.Kezar, A. (2000). The importance of pilot studies: Beginning the hermeneutic circle. Research in...
pilot studiesqualitative research methodsvalidityIn this article we illustrate how the piloting process has influenced two widely different studies within the educational sciences. These studies differ in design but have as a common denominator that they used piloting methods in their preparatory process....
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Medical device clinical trials fall into three categories, distinguished primarily by differences in trial size and research objectives. They are: pilot studies, pivotal trials of safety and effectiveness, and postmarketing studies. Pilot studies, sometimes called feasibility studies, are conducted when a...
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At the same time, the importance of investigating ‘within workshop’ MI training elements was noted in a recent editorial outlining necessary directions for MI research [18]. General health and medical education research suggests that a self-coding exercise following a brief real-play may be an...
This paper aims to summarize the discussions around one of the issues addressed: the place or role of pilot studies in PHIR. Pilot studies are well-established in biomedical research, but the situation is more ambiguous for PHIR, in which a pilot study could refer to different purposes. Method...
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Literature supports the use of pilot studies to determine feasibility and to find early signals of efficacy [90]. We consider this pilot as a requisite step in exploring our novel intervention before seeking larger funding for a full scale clinical trial. Since the pilot was deemed quality ...
Evidence for microplastics contamination of the remote tributary of the Yenisei River, Siberia-the pilot study results. Water 13, 3248. 10.3390/w13223248. [39] Frank, Y.A., Vorobiev, E.D., Vorobiev, D.S., Trifonov, A.A., Antsiferov, D.V., Soliman Hunter, T., Wilson, S.P.,...