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We implemented a 1-day pilot test of data collection several days prior to the PFA, with review of data for discrepancies.
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The final stage in the training of data collectors involved field-testing of data collection tools.
Specific areas to be reviewed included the integrity of the study protocol, testing of data collection forma and acceptability of the intervention.
Some of the testing would be relevant for any intervention trial (eg. testing of data collection instruments or training manuals) and not just those involving a complex intervention.
To ensure that the data will be collected in a standardized way in all the participating clinics, a pilot testing of data collection and data management will be conducted prior to the start of the baseline data collection.
As suggested by Lancaster (2004) [ 9] and Arain (2010) [ 10], specific areas to be reviewed included the integrity of the study protocol, testing of data collection forma and acceptability of the intervention.
Firstly, the study adopted well tried and tested methodologies of data collection and data analysis.
The advantage of computerized testing is that it guarantees standardization of testing regimens, efficiency of data collection, computerization of data storage and analyses, and systematization of testing administration.
The first three interviews were used to establish the feasibility of recruitment, inclusion criteria and to test the methods of data collection.
They commissioned a project to review international evidence on patient-reported outcome measures for five elective surgical procedures and to establish a demonstration project with three objectives: to test the feasibility of data collection in ISTCs and NHS providers; to establish how best to analyse the data; and to explore how best to present inter-provider comparisons.
In a way, the first survey on eHealth served as a pre-test in terms of data collection and management.
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