TY - JOUR AU - Mbuagbaw, Lawrence AU - Kosa, Sarah Daisy AU - Lawson, Daeria O. AU - Stalteri, Rosa AU - Olaiya, Oluwatobi R. AU - Alotaibi, Ahlam AU - Thabane, Lehana PY - 2019 DA - 2019/11/03 TI - The reporting of progression criteria in protocols of pilot trials designed to assess the feasibility of main trials is insufficient: a meta-epidemiological study JO - Pilot and Feasibility Studies SP - 120 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Pilot and feasibility trials are conducted to determine feasibility or to collect information that would inform the design of a larger definitive trial. Clear progression criteria are required to determine if a definitive or main trial is feasible and how it should be designed. We sought to determine how often progression criteria are reported and the associated factors. SN - 2055-5784 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0500-z DO - 10.1186/s40814-019-0500-z ID - Mbuagbaw2019 ER -