Poor reporting is one of the main reasons why much research effort is wasted [
[1]
]. Another is inadequate feasibility testing and piloting before an efficacy or effectiveness
study is conducted [
[2]
]. A new extension to the CONSORT statement seeks to improve the way randomized pilot
and feasibility trials are reported [
3
,
4
]. Adoption of the extension by journals that publish such trials should encourage
its use by researchers, directly improving standards of reporting, and indirectly
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 15, 2017
Accepted:
January 21,
2017
Footnotes
Funding: P.C. receives core funding from the UK Medical Research Council (funding code: MC_UU_12017/15) and the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (funding code: SPHSU15). He was a member of the Feasibility and Pilot Studies Development Group that contributed to the development of the CONSORT extension. Preparation of the commentary did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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