The phrase "a randomized controlled pilot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in the context of research studies, particularly when describing a preliminary study that tests the feasibility, time, cost, and adverse events involved in a randomized controlled trial.
Example: "The researchers conducted a randomized controlled pilot to assess the effectiveness of the new treatment before launching a larger trial."
Alternatives: "a randomized controlled trial" or "a pilot randomized controlled study".
Effects of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on body weight in adolescents: a randomized, controlled pilot study.
Effects of decreasing sugar sweetened beverage consumption on body weight in adolescents: a randomized, controlled pilot study.
Witte J, Bentley K, Evins AE, Clain AJ, Baer L, Pedrelli P, Fava M, Mischoulon D. A randomized, controlled, pilot study of acamprosate added to escitalopram in adults with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.
Mentored simulation training improves procedural skills in cardiac catheterization: a randomized, controlled pilot study.
Markers of maturation and activation were measured on peripheral CD4+ T cells in chronically HIV-1-infected patients in a randomized, controlled pilot study of structured treatment interruption (STI).
The present study aimed at assessing the effect of a two-session early psychological intervention for siblings of pediatric cancer patients using a randomized controlled pilot trial.
Study design and protocol: This was a masked randomized controlled pilot trial on infants with elevated alveolar-arterial oxygen gradients (A-aDO2) admitted to the Regional Neonatal ICU of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a regional perinatal center.
For example, in the United States of America a prospective randomized controlled pilot trial design was used to evaluate the effect of a multi-component behavior and home repair intervention [ 56].
This study reports a multicenter, randomized, controlled, pilot trial of moderate systemic hypothermia (33°C) vs normothermia (37°C) for 48 hours in neonates initiated within 6 hours of birth or hypoxic-ischemic event.
This was a 1 1 randomized controlled pilot study conducted in Bangalore, India.
The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial and was carried out from October 2010 to January 2011 with participants recruited from two care homes in Zurich, Switzerland.
