The ongoing saga of randomised trials in quality improvement

"There is much debate within the improvement field about the value of RCTs in determining the effectiveness of improvement interventions."

To RCT or not to RCT? The ongoing saga of randomised trials in quality improvement
G Parry, M Power
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2016, 25:221-3

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Strategies to improve retention in randomised trials

"Monetary incentives and offers of monetary incentives increase postal and electronic questionnaire response."

Strategies to improve retention in randomised trials: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis
VC Brueton, JF Tierney, S Stenning, S Meredith, S Harding, I Nazareth, G Rait
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e003821

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