Designing randomised trials in health, education and the social sciences : an introduction /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Torgerson, David J. (David John), 1960-
Other Authors:	Torgerson, Carole
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:	Clinical trials. Social sciences > Research > Methodology. Health Services Research. Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic > methods. Education. Research Design. Social Sciences.

Table of Contents:

Background to controlled trials
The limitations of before and after designs
History of controlled trials
What is special about randomisation?
Sources of bias in randomised trials - Placebo and sham trials
Pragmatic and explanatory trials
Designs to deal with participant preference
Cluster randomised controlled trials
Unequal randomisation
Factorial randomised controlled trials - Pilot randomised controlled trials
Sample size and analytical issues
Measuring outcomes
Recruitment into randomised trials
Systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials
Economic evaluation alongside randomised trials
Conclusions.