> The design of the Qatar Biobank health and lifestyle questionnaire was informed by pre-pilot testing phases among Qatari volunteers, who provided information about the feasibility and acceptability of different versions of the questionnaire.
Problems with this question were not revealed by pilot testing.
25 The survey and trial were informed by a pilot randomised trial (ISRCTN45091963).
And then these spaces developed over time, informed by play testing.
An interview guide was developed, informed by our pilot study, the literature, and our previous research.
This study was informed by a pilot survey to validate the instrument.
Our final questionnaire was informed by a pilot study of eight consultant oncologists.
A cost attribute was included, with levels informed by the pilot study.
The protocol for this current study was informed by a pilot study on graduate-entry medical students, which has since been accepted for publication by BMC Medical Education.
Large-scale intervention efforts need to be informed by careful piloting to address multiple methodological and sociocultural issues.
