SMOOTH: Self-Management of Open Online Trials in Health analysis  found improvements were needed for reporting methods of internet-based trials

The growth of trials conducted over the internet has increased, but with little practical guidance for their conduct, and it is sometimes challenging for researchers to adapt the conventions used in face-to-face trials and maintain the validity of the work. The aim of the study is to systematically explore existing self-recruited online randomized trials of self-management interventions and analyze the trials to assess their strengths and weaknesses, the quality of reporting, and the involvement of lay persons as collaborators in the research process.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - August 29, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Amy Price, Lenny Vasanthan, Mike Clarke, Su May Liew, Anne Brice, Amanda Burls Tags: Review Source Type: research