Online randomised trials with children: A scoping review.

Simone Lepage^1,2, Aislinn Conway³, Noah Goodson⁴, Paul Wicks⁵, Laura Flight⁶, Declan Devane^1,2,3,7

¹Health Research Board-Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN), University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.

²School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.

³Evidence Synthesis Ireland, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.

⁴Data & Analytics, Thread Research, Tustin, California, United States of America.

⁵Wicks Digital Health, Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

⁶National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, United Kingdom.

⁷Cochrane Ireland, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Paediatric trials must contend with many challenges that adult trials face but often bring additional obstacles. Decentralised trials, where some or all trial methods occur away from a centralised location, are a promising strategy to help meet these challenges. This scoping review aims to (a) identify what methods and tools have been used to create and conduct entirely online-decentra…

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