This question was rephrased before launching the study for other countries.
Lastly, before launching the study, we ran a one-week pilot, with individuals of various backgrounds, and made improvements to the study as necessary.
Infusion regimen was standardized for all patients in both groups before launching the study.
A standard operation procedure was written before launching the study and then followed up carefully throughout the study.
Before launching the study, the Principal Investigators held meetings with the clinic staff to explain the purpose of the study and describe their role in the study.
Before launching the study, demographic data were transferred from the EPI program system stored in Zhengding CDC to the census database and were verified during the census survey.
Before launching the study, the principal investigator, study obstetrician, and project manager held meetings with the clinic staff to explain the purpose of the study and receive feedback on study protocols.
There are a couple of reasons why we felt compelled to launch this study.
Prior to the student's departure from Canada, he was briefed to make him aware of the unstructured nature of his volunteer placement, and to emphasize that he was to get to know the people and local context as best he could before launching into his independent study.
We agree that analysing pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics parameters of medications is one of the first steps before launching an impact study [28].
