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The fourth strength is the use of a randomised controlled design to assess the efficacy (Merckaert et al, 2005).
However, evaluation of the SPACE programme is currently being undertaken by use of a randomised controlled trial (RCT), which is currently nearing completion.
This study found that some participants and staff felt a sense of misgiving over the use of a randomised controlled trial design to evaluate the rehabilitation programmes.
Strengths of this study include the use of a randomised design, a relatively large sample size, the 12-month follow-up and the recruitment of participants from a nationwide public rehabilitation programme open to all cancer patients free of charge.
The strengths of this study were the use of a randomised trial methodology, and a combination of standardized quantitative and qualitative measures, evaluating participants at pre-intervention, post-intervention and follow-up.
However, the use of a randomised discontinuation design for the phase II trial of sorafenib demonstrated convincing evidence of activity and its subsequent widespread approval for the treatment of this disease.
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The ORACLE I trial compared the use of erythromycin and/or amoxicillin clavulanate (co-amoxiclav) with that of placebo for women with preterm rupture of the membranes without overt signs of clinical infection, by use of a factorial randomised design.
The ORACLE II trial compared the use of erythromycin and/or amoxicillin clavulanate (co-amoxiclav) with that of placebo for women in spontaneous preterm labour and intact membranes, without overt signs of clinical infection, by use of a factorial randomised design.
Although this poses some drawbacks, the use of a single randomised controlled trial as a vehicle for economic analysis also has limitations and may lead to a partial and limited analysis to inform decision making.
The use of a non-randomised research design, with historical control group, does not allow for causality to be determined.
The use of a cluster-randomised trial is often justified in terms of its ability to capture the overall effect of an intervention more adequately than a RCT [ 14, 30, 31].
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