Journal article
Central coordination as an alternative for local coordination in a multicenter randomized controlled trial: the FAITH trial experience
Abstract
BackgroundSurgeons in the Netherlands, Canada and the US participate in the FAITH trial (Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip fractures). Dutch sites are managed and visited by a financed central trial coordinator, whereas most Canadian and US sites have local study coordinators and receive per patient payment. This study was aimed to assess how these different trial management strategies affected trial …
Authors
Zielinski SM; Viveiros H; Heetveld MJ; Swiontkowski MF; Bhandari M; Patka P; Van Lieshout EM
Journal
Trials, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1186/1745-6215-13-5
ISSN
1468-6708