@PWGTennant I think it overemphasises the study design label e.g. RCT is 'worshipped', and lacks much on the actual RoB associated with the individual study, see https://t.co/RZUEpT6r8k
Sorry for piling on the extra reading! #PHJournal
For complex conditions pragmatic RCTs are only way most patient can be represented in trials. Barnish & Turner explain value of pragmatic studies really well and give alarming example of only 1% of asthma patients meeting common trial inclusion criteri
https://t.co/Kg7sGf2Fkz … #EBP #observationalstudies / randomised control trials - challenges in #medicine and therefore, possibly #SLT
Another paper https://t.co/iABAKVYdgv
Pragmatic/observational studies can provide real-world applicability that RCTs lack https://t.co/wKdRWlrFCk Video: https://t.co/3Sr5zisUXL
My publications on PubMed - more to come, and soon! https://t.co/iABAKVYdgv
With #BSRBR_AS and shortly #BSRBR_PsA sitting within the Epi group, we definitely think there's a place for registries! https://t.co/OziNeqCxEp
The value of pragmatic and observational studies in health care and public health https://t.co/drkowwtWY7
New paper by myself and Steve Turner - good citation for justifying use of pragmatic trials and registries? https://t.co/rrtMmnx1HD @UoAEpi