From: CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials
Stage | Activity | Participants | Venue (or virtual meeting) | Date |
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1 | Drafting of definitions and preliminary adaptation of CONSORT checklist items | Research team | London | Dec 2012 |
2 | 1st round of modified Delphi process using online administration | Invited experts from research community (trialists, methodologists, statisticians, funders, and journal editors) | Email distribution | Jul-Aug 2013 |
3 | 2nd round of modified Delphi process | As for round 1 | Email distribution | Sept-Oct 2013 |
4 | Review of results from Delphi process and redrafting checklist | Research team | London | Feb 2014 |
5 | Consensus meeting | Invited experts (trialists, methodologists, statisticians, funders, journal editors, and members of CONSORT executive) | Oxford | Oct 2014 |
6 | Review of consensus meeting feedback and drafting final checklist | Research team | Email consultation with consensus participants; and meetings in London | Dec 2014-Dec 2015; and Jan, Jun, Dec 2015 |
7 | Further review and piloting | Research team | Email consultation with consensus participants; and piloting by independent researchers writing up pilot studies | Mar 2016; and Jan-Mar 2016 |