Strategy for addressing research-site overlap in pragmatic clinical trials: lessons learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC)
Geda M, George SZ, Burgess DJ, Scarton DV, Roddy WT, Gordon KS, Pasquina PF, Brandt CA, Kerns RD, Peduzzi P. Strategy for addressing research-site overlap in pragmatic clinical trials: lessons learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC). Trials 2020, 21: 1021. PMID: 33308289, PMCID: PMC7731473, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04941-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryPragmatic clinical trialsVA Medical CenterMilitary treatment facilitiesClinical trialsExclusion criteriaVeterans AffairsHealth care systemPain managementNonpharmacological approachesPragmatic trialMedical CenterEligibility criteriaTrial settingsTrial integrityCare systemNational InstituteTrialsRecruitment methodsRecruitment strategiesRecruitment planRecruitment sites