All Outputs (2)

Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: Multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (RaCeR) (2021)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Bateman, M., Butler-Walley, S., Bathers, S., Cookson, T., Bromley, K., …Foster, N. (2021). Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: Multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (RaCeR). Physiotherapy, 113(S1), e13-e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.10.238

Purpose: Shoulder pain is a highly prevalent complaint and disorders of the rotator cuff, including tears, are thought to be the most common cause. The number of operations to repair the torn rotator cuff has risen significantly in recent years. Whil... Read More about Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: Multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (RaCeR).

Determining sample size for progression criteria for pragmatic pilot RCTs: the hypothesis test strikes back! (2021)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Bromley, K., Sutton, C., McCray, G., Myers, H., & Lancaster, G. (2021). Determining sample size for progression criteria for pragmatic pilot RCTs: the hypothesis test strikes back!. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00770-x

BACKGROUND: The current CONSORT guidelines for reporting pilot trials do not recommend hypothesis testing of clinical outcomes on the basis that a pilot trial is under-powered to detect such differences and this is the aim of the main trial. It state... Read More about Determining sample size for progression criteria for pragmatic pilot RCTs: the hypothesis test strikes back!.