The phrase "a small feasibility" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts discussing the feasibility of a project or idea, but it would typically be better to specify what aspect of feasibility is being referred to.
Example: "We conducted a study to assess a small feasibility of implementing the new software in our department."
Alternatives: "a minor feasibility" or "a limited feasibility".
Unfortunately, the funding received was only sufficient to support a small feasibility trial.
Patient sample CTC counts matched or exceeded CellSearch CTC counts in a small feasibility cohort.
This was a small feasibility study and the data should be interpreted with great caution.
In a small feasibility study, Xie et al (2010) demonstrated that endogenous miRNAs are stably present in sputum specimens.
However, it was a small feasibility study and our samples were not representative of the wider population.
The weaknesses of this study are that it is a small feasibility study in a single city therefore no powered outcome data is available.
A smaller feasibility trial, reported that 92% of US women with breast cancer who received 6 weeks of telephone delivered problem solving occupational therapy were highly satisfied with the intervention [ 16].
Although this might be in general a strong request (e.g., see [21]), especially when the local constraints identify a very small feasibility region, we expect it to be reasonably met when the number of local variables is not too large (i.e., for small regions).
Our search also identified a fourth small feasibility study conducted prior to the last one, with irinotecan and 5-FU/LV adjuvant chemotherapy given to patients with rectal cancer.
The concept was first tested in 2016 with a small-scale feasibility study that saw John Lewis packages delivered to Jaguar Land Rover staff.
However, collecting additional qualitative data may still help in understanding issues arising from the movement from a small scale feasibility study to a larger scale evaluation involving greater diversity in implementers, settings, and participants.
