Jacquelyn M Urbani
Implementing and Adapting Dialogic Reading for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Elementary School Students: Case Studies of Three Teachers
American annals of the deaf
consolidated standards reporting trials consort statement guideline designed improve transparency quality reporting randomised controlled trials rcts article present extension statement randomised pilot feasibility trials conducted advance future definitive rct checklist applies randomised study future definitive rct part conducted smaller scale regardless design eg cluster factorial crossover terms used authors describe study eg pilot feasibility trial study extension directly apply internal pilot studies built design main trial nonrandomised pilot feasibility studies phase ii studies studies similarities randomised pilot feasibility studies many principles might also apply development extension motivated growing number studies described feasibility pilot studies research identified weaknesses reporting conduct followed recommended good practice develop extension including carrying delphi survey holding consensus meeting research team meetings piloting checklist aims objectives pilot feasibility randomised studies differ randomised trials consequently although much information reported trials similar randomised controlled trials rcts assessing effectiveness efficacy key differences type information appropriate interpretation standard consort reporting items retained original consort statement items adapted removed new items added new items cover participants identified consent obtained applicable prespecified criteria used judge whether proceed future definitive rct relevant important unintended consequences implications progression pilot future definitive rct including proposed amendments ethical approval approval research review committee confirmed reference number article includes 26 item checklist separate checklist abstract template consort flowchart studies explanation changes made supporting examples believe routine use proposed extension consort statement result improvements reporting pilot trials editors note order encourage wide dissemination article freely accessible bmj pilot feasibility studies journal websites