In order to optimise participation, study participants were given instructions on the study procedure both verbally and in writing at the beginning of the study, and eye-catching posters were put up in the waiting room to remind them of the study.
The ECOMPACT testing kit, packaged in a discreet plain white envelope, consisted of a GEN-PROBE APTIMA unisex low-vaginal collection swab; a GEN-PROBE APTIMA swab transport medium tube; a biohazard bag; a leaflet with detailed instructions on the study protocol, how to collect and transport the specimen and a wallet-sized reminder card with details on how to obtain their test results.
Studies of the effect of technology-enhanced instruction on achievement and studies of student attitudes regarding learning with technology have also increasingly been reported.
The study nurse/investigators will be in close contact with the mothers and review instruction related to medication on study days 4, 7, and 14.
These coaching instructions were delivered immediately before each on-study clinic visit for the 14.5% (109/752) of the sample without remote access to the ESRA-C program and within 24 hours of the visits for those patients with remote access at home (85.5%).
In addition, subjects' diet was assessed by a registered dietitian and they received instruction on incorporation of the study products into the diet.
Prior to the start of the study, all midwives working at antenatal clinics, private clinics, labor wards and perinatal wards within the uptake areas received oral and written information about the goals of the study as well as detailed instructions on how the study was to be conducted.
The yoga intervention was manualized for this study and while yoga instructors received detailed instruction from study staff on how the class was to be conducted, the yoga classes were not observed by study staff.
If you prefer one-on-one or small group instruction, study with a drama coach.
Our results show that when risk assessors use a more systematic evaluation method and are given more detailed and clearer instruction on how to evaluate a study, more flaws in the design, performance, analysis, and reporting of the study are discovered.
