TY  - JOUR
T1  - Pilot Randomized Trials: Is There a Need?
AU  - Jeray, Kyle J.
AU  - Tanner, Stephanie L.
Y1  - 2012/07/18
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.L.00180
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 15
EP  - 18
VL  - 94
IS  - Suppl 1(E)
N2  - Abstract: 
  A pilot randomized study is often essential to ensure the feasibility of conducting a large, randomized study. Pilot studies help to define the sample size, establish measurable outcomes, promote methodological rigor, establish the ability to recruit participants, assess the risk-benefit ratio of the treatments, and evaluate the economic viability of a definitive study.
SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00180
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.L.00180
ER  -