Report for: Developing a placebo-controlled trial in surgery: Issues of design, acceptability and feasibility

Title	Developing a placebo-controlled trial in surgery: Issues of design, acceptability and feasibility
Published in	Trials, February 2011
DOI	10.1186/1745-6215-12-50
Pubmed ID	21338481
Authors	MK Campbell, VA Entwistle, BH Cuthbertson, ZC Skea, AG Sutherland, AM McDonald, JD Norrie, RV Carlson, S Bridgman, KORAL study group
Abstract	Surgical placebos are controversial. This in-depth study explored the design, acceptability, and feasibility issues relevant to designing a surgical placebo-controlled trial for the evaluation of the clinical and cost effectiveness of arthroscopic lavage for the management of people with osteoarthritis of the knee in the UK.

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United Kingdom	2	100%

Type	Count	As %
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	1	50%
Scientists	1	50%

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Student > Bachelor	16	16%
Student > Ph. D. Student	14	14%
Student > Master	9	9%
Student > Doctoral Student	8	8%
Other	6	6%
Other	18	18%
Unknown	28	28%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	36	36%
Nursing and Health Professions	10	10%
Psychology	8	8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	5	5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science	3	3%
Other	8	8%
Unknown	29	29%

Developing a placebo-controlled trial in surgery: Issues of design, acceptability and feasibility