Module 7

Feasibility and Pilot (F+P) Testing

Prof. Simon Bacon, Concordia University (Canada)

54 minutes

Summary - Module 7

This module focuses on distinguishing between feasibility and pilot studies and exploring the knowledge gaps around these types of studies as well as reporting in relation to these two types of studies.

Presented by Simon Bacon, PhD

PRE-READINGS:

Powell, L.H., Kaufmann, P.G., Freedland, K.E. (2021). Feasibility and Pilot Studies. In: Behavioral Clinical Trials for Chronic Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39330-4_7

Eldridge S M, Chan C L, Campbell M J, Bond C M, Hopewell S, Thabane L et al. CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials BMJ 2016; 355 :i5239 doi:10.1136/bmj.i5239

Lancaster, G.A. Pilot and feasibility studies come of age! Pilot Feasibility Stud 1, 1 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/2055-5784-1-1

Beets, M.W., von Klinggraeff, L., Weaver, R.G. et al. Small studies, big decisions: the role of pilot/feasibility studies in incremental science and premature scale-up of behavioral interventions. Pilot Feasibility Stud 7, 173 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00909-w

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Assessment

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