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Intervention development and treatment success in UK health technology assessment funded trials of physical rehabilitation: a mixed methods analysis

Katie Finning; David A Richards; Victoria A Goodwin; Jacqueline J Hill; James A Fullam; Claire Pentecost · 2019 · BMJ Open

WASTE classifies this as Negative / Null Result Report · AI classification, approximate

The study found no significant effect — useful as a negative control or null benchmark for your own design.

The finding, in one line

“Objectives Physical rehabilitation is a complex process, and trials of rehabilitation interventions are increasing in number but often report null results.”

Abstract

Objectives Physical rehabilitation is a complex process, and trials of rehabilitation interventions are increasing in number but often report null results. This study aimed to establish treatment success rates in physical rehabilitation trials funded by the National Institute of Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme and examine any relationship between treatment success and the quality of intervention development work undertaken.Design This is a mixed methods study.Setting This study was conducted in the UK.Methods The NIHR HTA portfolio was searched for all complet

Abstract by Katie Finning; David A Richards; Victoria A Goodwin; Jacqueline J Hill; James A Fullam; Claire Pentecost, BMJ Open (2019) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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